The summit itself is more of a plateau. Above is the Holy Cross Church, compared to older pictures it looks freshly renovated. Inside there is a kind of summit book. The clouds are moving over the mountain and it is a unique atmosphere up here. There was once a Minoan sanctuary on Kofinas and as early as the early 7th century BC. a temple complex. From the 1st century AD until today it has again been a holy place. In the 1960s to '90s, numerous cult objects were discovered during excavations up here. Every year on September 14th a big celebration takes place here, during which the fruits of a “holy tree” are collected and blessed, then distributed to the locals as a kind of “holy bread”.

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Marc 108

June 28, 2023

Beautiful chapel, by the way, this is where the summit book is located

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Elevation 1,250 m

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Wednesday 31 December

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26 %

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