This small monument commemorates the battle in 480 B.C. in which a small band of about Spartan soldiers held off a huge Persian army for three days. The delay was long enough to allow for the successful defense of Athens against the Persians.

Founded in 1517, this monastery houses a valuable collection of Byzantine relics.

This 15th-century monastery is carved into the mountainside and is the one most often shown in ads.

This is the only convent in the area.

Founded in 1545, this monastery is the most inaccessible of its kind.

This is the smallest of the 16th-century monasteries.

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