Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra Municipality, Greece

Hosios Loukas

Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra Municipality, Greece

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Hosios Loukas is a walled Byzantine monastery near Distomo in Boeotia, Greece, founded in the mid-10th century and completed around 1001. One of the most significant monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture and art, the monastery exemplifies the architectural achievements of its era through its design and decoration. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1990, designated alongside the monasteries of Nea Moni and Daphnion as part of a collective recognition of Middle Byzantine monastic architecture in Greece.