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Agios Pavlos Church in Agia Roumeli

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The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
You may reach the beautiful Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos by way of a footpath going east from the village of Agia Roumeli. It takes about 30 minutes to reach the church on an easy path that runs beside the sea. The church is on the spot where Saint Paul reportedly baptised people on his way to Rome. It is a very picturesque small church, built on the beach using stones from the beach itself. This is why it is not easy to see the church from far. The church has cruciform architecture with an equidimensional cross and a dome over the centre and is in a superb natural setting. The church was built around the tenth century and the frescoes probably date from the thirteenth century.

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The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The interior of Agios Pavlos Church near Agia Roumeli
The interior of Agios Pavlos Church near Agia Roumeli
A fresco in the Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos, Agia Roumeli
A fresco in the Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos, Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos near Agia Roumeli
 
Visit the area of the sight: Agia Roumeli