The Monastery of Panormitis
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The Verdict
A working monastery at the head of a bay, with a peacock in the courtyard and a very large church.
Why go
Panormitis is a working monastery at the head of a bay on the south coast, dedicated to the Archangel Michael, and the one place on Symi people make a pilgrimage to — sailors leave models of their boats in the church. The building is enormous and bright with votive offerings, the courtyard has peacocks in it, and the bay itself is a good swim. Boats run there from Gialos in season, or you can take the long road round.
Understand the place
The monastery of the Archangel Michael at Panormitis, on the south coast of Symi, reached by road or by boat.
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