Celebrations of Churches & Monasteries

Recording in: Monasteries, Churches and chapels in the wider area of the community of Vathi. In earlier years, the celebration of a saint was the occasion for a festival and the gathering of fellow villagers, even if they had to walk a whole day to get there. Many feasts continue to be celebrated today by local residents. The treat after Mass or vespers varies depending on the season and fasting. Especially for the celebration of the Holy Monastery of Chrysoskalitissa, visitors came from the eve of the celebration, with boatmen even from Gavdos. They walked from Kissamos and Selino through paths to worship the Virgin Mary. In later years there were small vendors and taverns playing music for the entertainment of visitors.


1/1 Saint Vasilios (Towards the exit of Vathi)
17/1 Saint Antonios (On the road from Chrysoskalitissa to Lafonisi)
17/1 Saint Antonios (Central Church and Plokamiana Cemetery)
25/1 Saint Grigorios (Surrounding area of the monastery of Chrysoskalitissa)
18/4 Saint Raphael (double-header-within Agios Eleftherios) (Plokamiana Gorge-Stomio)
23/4 Saint Georgios (Towards Tzitzifia, asphalt and dirt road)
23/4 Saint Georgios (Tzitzifia under the old barns, dirt road)
1st Saturday of Easter Agios Theodores ( Psychesabbath ) (Stomio at the Ruins)
5/5 Agia Irini (At the Lighthouse of Lafonisios, Lafonisi island 2km, 30 minutes)

8/5 Agios Ioannis Theologos (Pera Vathi, 10 minutes walk)
Mon 50 dd.After Easter Holy Trinity (Heads area)
24/6 Agios Ioannis (heirs) (Thribokampos area, Three Monasteries)
29/6Agii Apostoli (Central Church and Tzitzifia Cemetery)
17/7 Santa Marina (Pera Vathi, Cemetery)
17/7 Santa (Byzantine church) (At the junction to Saint Athanasios, with mountain guide)
27/7 Sant Panteleimon (Chrysoskalitissa, Vololimni area)
6/8 Sotiros Christos (Surrounding area of Chrysoskalitissa Monastery)
15/8 Holy Monastery of Chrysoskalitissa (Chrysoskalitissa)
8/9 Nativity of Virgin Mary (Plokamiana School, Kapansiana area, 900m. dirt road)

14/9 Holy Cross (On the road from Vathi to Tzitzifia)
14/9 Holy Cross (area of Thribokambos, Three Monasteries)
3/11 Saint Georgios Methistis (Vathi, Varado-Vaidiana, 20 minutes from Vathi Square)
8/11 Michael Archangel (In the gardens of Vathi walking from Vathi)
8/11 Michael Archangelos Major General (Ginger over the mulberry trees. Trail 2km.1 hour with a mountain guide)
9/11 Saint Nektarios (Next to the former Vathis police station)
13/ Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos Merciful (Central Church of Vathi)
6/12 Saint Nikolaos (At the port of Chrysoskalitissa)
12/12 Saint Spyridon (In the Plokamiana Gorge, before Stomio)
12/12 Saint Spyridon (Central Cemetery of Vathi)
double 15/12 Saint Eleftherios (double) (Plokamiana Gorge-Stomio)