Mis à jour 2026·Vérifié à pied·In Ano Poli, inside the old walls
A small church of around 1310–1320 in the upper town whose interior is covered, almost wall to wall, with exceptionally well-preserved Palaiologan frescoes — spared because, unusually among the city's Byzantine churches, it was never turned into a mosque under Ottoman rule, so its walls were never plastered over.
Church of Agios Nikolaos Orfanos · Byzantine (early 14th c.)
Période
Byzantine (early 14th c.)
Emplacement
Ano Poli, ~15 min uphill
Entrée
Free
Horaires
Limited, irregular hours, usually certain mornings; closed Tuesdays — check locally before visiting
Temps Nécessaire
20 minutes
Note
4.8★ · 737 avis
Horaires et prix vérifiés pour la dernière fois en 2026 — ils changent, alors confirmez le jour même.
Histoire
Comment c'est né
Built in the early 14th century during the late Byzantine cultural flowering, it kept its frescoes intact through the Ottoman period and is part of the city's UNESCO listing.
Ce Que Vous Verrez
Lors d'une visite
The complete cycle of brilliant, finely detailed wall paintings — one of the best-preserved fresco interiors in Greece.
Comment Visiter
A walk up into Ano Poli; the church sits in a quiet garden enclosure.
Meilleur Moment
Morning when it is reliably open
Galerie
S'y Rendre
Emplacement
Ano Poli, ~15 min uphill · In Ano Poli, inside the old walls
For its near-complete set of early-14th-century frescoes, considered among the finest Byzantine wall paintings preserved anywhere.
Unusually among the city's Byzantine churches, this small chapel of around 1310–1320 was never converted into a mosque under Ottoman rule, so its Palaiologan frescoes were never plastered over or destroyed — leaving an almost wall-to-wall set of early-14th-century wall paintings intact. It's a UNESCO-listed monument.
