page_title: Monodendri, Ioannina
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Monodendri, Ioannina / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: own work Août 2005 Vincent C Village Monodendri, Epire Grèce, parc national de Vikos-Aoos.
context_page_description: Monodendri is a village in the Ioannina regional unit in Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Central Zagori in the Zagori region, and is located 41 kilometres north of the city of Ioannina.
  Monodendri is built at a height of 1,060 meters and retains much of the traditional stone-built architecture.
context_section_description: The church of Aghios Athanasios, in the middle of the central square, is of significant historical value. The bequests of the Rizari brothers are visible in the village today, and include the Rizarios Exhibition Center, the Rizarios Handicraft School and the primary school. The amphitheatrically built stone theater, in the village end, is used for cultural festivals during the summer months.
  The monastery of St Elias dates from the period of the foundation of Monodendri at the turn of the 15th century. From the same time dates also the church of St George (Agios Georgios). Georgios Gennadios and Markos Botsaris were  during their childhood students at the monastery of St Elias.
  
   Near the village lies the historic monastery of Agia Paraskevi, built on the edge of the Vikos Gorge. The monastery was founded in 1412 by Michael Voevodas Therianos and the people of Vitsa, as stated on an inscription, during the reign of Carlo I Tocco. It was a property of the monastery of St Elias but was refounded as a nunnery in 1778. The panoramic view from the monastery is spectacular. 
  Because of its scenery and traditional architecture Monodendri attracts some tourism, especially during the Christmas period.
caption: Panoramic view of Monodhendri, on the background lies the Vikos Gorge.
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