Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary at Torniki

About the museum

The monastery was built on a low hill near the bank of the Aliakmonas, just outside the village of Panagia (Tournikí) in Grevena. Its foundation is linked with the well-known Byzantine family of the Tornikioi.

Only the two-storey katholikon survives from the complex. In 2011 it was moved about 140 metres higher up the hill, to save it from the waters of the hydroelectric dam of the Public Power Corporation (PPC). The monument is covered with high-quality wall paintings which, according to the surviving inscriptions, date to 1481 on the lower floor and to 1728–1730 on the upper floor.

Highlights

• Two-storey katholikon with wall paintings of 1481 and 1728–1730
• Relocation of the monument in 2011 to save it from the dam
• Location on the bank of the Aliakmonas

Permanent exhibition

• Καθολικό της μονής με τοιχογραφίες – Visit to the two-storey katholikon with wall paintings of the 15th and 18th centuries.

Operated by

Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Γρεβενών (Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October and the first and third Sunday of each month from 1 November to 31 March

The categories of visitors with reduced or free admission are defined by the Ministry of Culture.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

By car the site is 3 minutes from the village of Panagia, 53 minutes from Grevena and 1 hour and 10 minutes from Kozani.

Amenities & dining

The site has a car park.

Events & venue rental

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