Hosios Loukas
A walled monastery near Mount Helicon, founded in the 10th century around the tomb of a local hermit. Its church has fine gold mosaics and is one of the main examples of Middle Byzantine art, listed by UNESCO.
- Where
- Distomo, Central Greece, Greece
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 38.3951, 22.7463
Get the Hosios Loukas stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hosios Loukas. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Central Greece volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hosios Loukas
Mount Parnassus 19 km
A limestone massif above Delphi that peaks at 2,457 metres. In myth it was sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and today it has ski slopes and hiking trails inside a national park.
Temple of Apollo in Delphi 23 km
The ruins of the temple where the priestess Pythia gave oracles on behalf of Apollo, at the centre of the sanctuary of Delphi. The surviving columns date from the 4th century BC and sit high above the valley of the Pleistos river.
Archaeological Site of Delphi 24 km
The sanctuary where ancient Greeks consulted the oracle of Apollo, set on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. The site includes the Temple of Apollo, a theatre, a stadium and the Treasury of the Athenians.
Thermopylae 48 km
A narrow coastal pass where King Leonidas and his Spartans held back the Persian army in 480 BC. A bronze statue of Leonidas and a hill with a memorial mark the spot, beside hot sulphur springs.
Diolkos 53 km
A paved track about 6 km long across the Isthmus of Corinth, where ships were hauled from one gulf to the other from around 600 BC. Parts of its stone slabs and grooves can still be seen.
Ancient Corinth 56 km
The ruins of the ancient city state on the Isthmus of Corinth, about 5 km from the modern city. The site includes the agora and the Doric Temple of Apollo from the sixth century BC, with a museum beside it.
Corinth Canal 56 km
A canal 6.4 km long and only about 21 metres wide, cut through the rock of the Isthmus of Corinth and opened in 1893. Its walls reach 79 metres high, and small ships and bungee jumpers use it today.
Acrocorinth 57 km
A great rock rising above ancient Corinth, topped by a fortress that was used by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Franks, Venetians and Ottomans. The historian George Forrest called it the most impressive acropolis of mainland Greece.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Central Greece
Questions
Where is Hosios Loukas?
Hosios Loukas is in Distomo, Central Greece, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mount Parnassus (19 km), Temple of Apollo in Delphi (23 km), Archaeological Site of Delphi (24 km).
How do I get the Hosios Loukas stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hosios Loukas and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Central Greece volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hosios Loukas before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Central Greece volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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