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159. Perivleptos monastery, catholicon (Περίβλεπτος, καθολικό)
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Aidipsos.
This city, famous in antiquity for its thermae, was at its most
prosperous in the years of Roman rule. At Loutra, SE of the
church of Aghioi Anargyroi, the cruciform construction known
as the Cave of Syllas is of interest; it has been covered by sul-
phur deposits, giving a cavelike impression. Although it has
not been investigated, morphological data confirm it is a Ro-
man bath installation, also used in subsequent years. In the
Byzantine period, a new settlement developed inland, N of
Loutra, where the modern village of Aidipsos (Lipsos) is lo-
cated. Written sources report the existence of the monastery
of Saint George “of Therma” NE of Loutra. However, the first
phase of the church of Saint Nicholas in Aidipsos, as well as
ruins of churches preserved in the region (Aghia Paraskevi or
“Frangoula”, the Theotokos at Marathias, etc.), belong to the
Late Byzantine period.
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Robies.
In the centre of Robies village stands an imposing 13th c. tower,
which in subsequent years saw both additions and deteriora-
tion. At the Palaiochori site, NE of Robies, there are indications
of inhabitation in the Byzantine period: populations moved from
the coast inland due to piracy. On Ai-Yiannakos hill, ruins have
been recognised of the Byzantine church of Saint George with
its cloisonné masonry.
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Limni.
In the centre of the city, around the small church of Zoodochos
Pege, an Early Christian basilica (5th-6th c.) has been exca-
vated, of which very few remains are visible today. Part of its
elaborate mosaic floor is preserved in the interior of the humble
naiskos built in the late Post-Byzantine period.
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Mantoudi.
In the village of Zoodochos Pege (Tsouka), close to Mantoudi,
are the cross-vaulted church of Saint John Prodromos, of which
the first building phase dates from the 14th c., and ruins of a
Late Byzantine tower.
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Mount Kandelion.
In the foothills of Mount Kandelion, W of Daphnousa village, is
the ruined Tower of Bezas, which appears to be associated with
the fortress of Kleisoura (Siderokastro, or Palaiokastro) whose
ruins survive further S, close to the site of Agios on a difficult to
access peak. This fortress was a significant stronghold during
Frankish rule, as it stood on a strategic mountainous passage
between N and central Euboea.
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Koimesis of the Theotokos Perivleptos
Monastery.
On a mountainous site close to Politika settlement, lies the
monastery of the Koimesis of the Theotokos Perivleptos, dating
from the early 11th c. The catholicon is a domed, semi-com-
plex, four-columned, cross-in-square church built in the Post-
Byzantine period above the foundations of a Byzantine church,
of which it preserves the marble inlay and fine sculpture, which
have been reused on the altar screen and masonry.
