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Agios Nikolaos monastery: downhill to the frescoes

  • 15 min on foot
  • Apr–Oct
  • 1½ hours including the walk back
The stone wall of the Monastery of Agios Nikolaos in Metsovo, with a timber oriel, in the forest.
The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos, below Metsovo

Photo: Natalia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

HOW FAR
15 minOn foot · 1.1 km
TIME NEEDED
1½ hours including the walk back
BEST MONTHS
Apr–Oct
WHERE
Agios Nikolaos monastery

A monastery first recorded in the 14th century, below the village near the Metsovitikos river. Most of the church frescoes date from 1702, by the painter Efstathios, and in 1800 a chapel was added for the New Martyr Nikolaos of Metsovo. Today it belongs to the Votsa monastery, whose monks also tend its vineyard.

WHO IT SUITS

  • anyone who likes a walk with a destination
  • lovers of Byzantine and post-Byzantine art

PRACTICAL

It is a working monastery and publishes no opening hours; go in the morning, dressed for church, and check with us first. The New Martyr Nikolaos, executed on 17 May 1617, is remembered every 17 May.

A CAVEAT

The 1702 frescoes and the c. 1960 restoration rest on two secondary sources (Y52, Y16). No visiting hours were found.

SOURCES

Checked on 25 October 2026.

STAY IDEAS

Stay ideas that include it

Úna suite in the evening: a hand holds a glass of rosé in front of the double bed with its carved wooden headboard

All year2 nights, Friday to Sunday

Úna · a glass of rosé by the bed

A Katogi wine weekend

The cellar of 1,200 barrels is a 14-minute walk from our gate, on the level.

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NEXT DATES

  • The next weekend 6–8 November 2026 Available
ASK FOR A WEEKEND The whole plan
An ancient plane tree and stone buildings with slate roofs beside Metsovo's square in spring.

Spring4 nights, Holy Thursday to Easter Monday

Photo: Jean Housen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Easter in Metsovo

Easter falls on 2 May 2027 and 16 April 2028. The Epitaph passes through the lanes, 180 metres from your door.

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NEXT DATES

  • Easter 2027 29 April – 3 May 2027 Available
  • Easter 2028 13–17 April 2028 Available
ASK FOR EASTER The whole plan

AUTUMN

In the same season

All experiences

Úna suite in the evening: a hand holds a glass of rosé in front of the double bed with its carved wooden headboard

14 minOn foot

Úna · a glass of rosé by the bed

FOOD & WINEALL YEAR

Katogi Averoff: a cellar of 1,200 barrels

In the late 1950s Evangelos Averoff planted what the winery calls Greece's first Cabernet Sauvignon here.

Tip: Open daily 10:00–16:00, last tour at 15:00.

How far
14 min on foot
Time needed:
1 hour; the tour lasts 30 minutes

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

A grill house with a timber oriel and outdoor tables under a vine on Metsovo's square.

3 minOn foot

Photo: Mixalis08 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

FOOD & WINEALL YEAR

The Metsovo table

Metsovo cooking rests on pies, 'the triumph of Vlach cooking' as Wace and Thompson wrote in 1914, with leek pie counted as the Metsovo pie, and on roast meat.

Tip: We do not list taverns we have not checked; when you arrive, the hostess will tell you where we eat.

How far
3 min on foot
Time needed:
an evening

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

A round of smoked Metsovone cheese with a wedge cut out, showing its brown smoked rind.

15 minOn foot

Photo: C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

FOOD & WINEALL YEAR

Metsovone from the Foundation's dairy

Metsovone is a smoked, semi-hard pasta filata cheese, a protected designation of origin since 1996, aged at least 3 months.

Tip: Shop phone +30 26560 42765 (travel.gr, 2023); no opening hours are published, so ask us.

How far
15 min on foot
Time needed:
30 minutes

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December