Hotels near Panagia Tourliani Monastery

Panagia Tourliani is the spiritual heart of Mykonos, a working monastery founded in 1542 and rebuilt in its current form in 1767 around a wood-carved iconostasis from Florence widely considered the finest in the Cyclades. The icon of the Virgin, called Tourliani after the village where it appeared, is paraded through the streets on 15 August. The compact church and its tall white belltower with red trim sit in the middle of Ano Mera village. Entry is free; the small museum holds Byzantine vestments, silver chalices and 18th century icons (donation suggested). Dress modestly - shoulders covered, knees covered, no shorts.

Pro Tip: Visit at 08:30 to catch a chanted morning service - the acoustics inside the small dome are remarkable and the courtyard is empty of tour groups.