Numerous monasteries are scattered throughout the area of the Park and are mainly located at places of spectacular view. The oldest ones were built during the emperor Konstantinos IV’ Pogonatos dominance. Most of the monasteries don’t officiate today. In the past, they used to play a very important religious, social, cultural, educational and economical part in the wider area. A visitor will surely be impressed by their remarkable architecture, their wall paintings (hagiography) and wood sculptures found in these monasteries.
Currently, in the region of Northern Pindos National Park, the Virgin Mary’s Annunciation Holy Monastery at Ano Pedina at Zagori, Virgin Mary’s Assumption Holy Monastery (Votsas) at Greveniti, Virgin Mary Stomiou Holy Monastery at Konitsa and St. Athanasios Gorgianis Holy Monastery at Grevena are still active.
Some of the religious monuments of the National Park are:
Zagori area
1. St. John Rogovos Holy Monastery at Tsepelovo, Vikaki canyon (1028-1034)
2. St. Paraskevi Holy Monastery at Monodendri, Aoos canyon (1412)
3. Prophet Ilias Holy Monastery at Vitsa (1400)
4. Virgin Mary’s Assumption Holy Monastery at Votsa, Vardas river (Greveniti, 7th century)
5. Virgin Mary’s Assumption Holy Monastery at Zagoritiko, Zagoritikos river valley (Kalouta, 1114, 1787)
6. Virgin Mary’s Spiliotissa Holy Monastery at Aristi, Voidomatis river (1597)
7. St. Paraskevis Holy Monastery at Skamneli (1697)
8. Virgin Mary’s Birth Holy Monastery at Asprageli (1470)
9. Virgin Mary’s Annunciation Holy Monastery at Ano Pedina (1793)
10. Virgin Mary’s Assumption Holy Monastery at Makrino (1700)
11. St. Trinity Holy Monastery at Vrisochori (1667)
12. St. Trinity Holy MonasteryΙ.at Laista (1800)
13. St. Nicholas Holy Monastery at Fraggades (1578)
14. St. Trinity Holy Monastery-St. Demetrious and St. George at Negades (1795)
15. St. Mary’s Assumption Holy Monastery at Koukouli (1630)
16. St. Nicholas Holy Monastery at Tsepelovo (1708)
17. St. Minas Holy Monastery at Monodendri (1620)
18. St. Nicholas Holy Monastery at Vitsa (1612)
19. St. Demetrius Holy Monastery at Greveniti (1668)
20. St. Mary’s Assumption Holy Monastery at Elafotopos (1608)
21. St. Vlasios Holy Monastery at M. Papigo (1852)
22. St. Demetrius Holy Monastery at Fragades (1779)
Konitsa area
23. St. Anargiri Holy Monastery at Voidomatis canyon (Klidonia, 1658)
24. Apostles Holy Monastery at old settlement of Klidonia (Klidonia, 1662)
25. Virgin Mary Stomiou Holy Monastery at Aoos canyon (Konitsa, 1774)
26. St. Nikanoras Holy Monastery (Nikanoras, 1816)
27. Virgin Mary’s Presentation Holy Monastery (1672)
28. Metropolitan Holy Temple of St. Nicholas (Konitsa, 1842)
29. St. Paraskevi Holy Temple (Palioseli, 1864)
30. . St. George Holy Temple (Pigi)
Metsovo area
31. Virgin Mary’s Assumption Holy Monastery at Chrysovitsa (1680-1716)
32. Virgin Mary Holy Monastery at Metsovo (17th -18th century)
33. St. Nicholas Holy Temple at Metsovo (1700)
Grevena area
34. St. Paraskevi Holy Monastery at Samariniotiko stream (Samarina, 1713)
35. Great Virgin Mary Holy Temple at Samarina (1812)
36. Virgin Mary’s Assumption Holy Monastery at Spileo (1633)
37. St. Nicholas Holy Temple between Ziaka and Perivoli settlements (1803)
38. St. Theodoroi Holy Temple between Polineri and Alatopetra settlements
39. St. George Holy Temple at Perivoli
40. St. Athanasios Gorgianis Holy Monastery between Kipourio and Krania settlements
