Ossa monastery Photo

Photographer’s Note

Mount Kissavos (Ossa) in Thessaly, central Greece, a mountain of unique natural beauty,

The Mt Kissavos bid is aimed at blocking harmful human intervention, given that the prize money will be used exclusively for interventions for upgrading and protecting the winning region.

Mt Kissavos is a mountain (1978 metres altitude) in the district of Larissa in Thessaly, between Pelion and Olympus, from which it is separated by the Vale of Tempe. In Greek mythology, the Giants are said to have attempted to pile it upon Mount Pelion during the Gigantomachy, in their attempt to scale Olympus.

The town of Agia is seated on the southeast part of mount Kissavos (Ossa), while the rest of the villages of the region are built on the slopes of Kissavos and Mavrovouni.

The east part of the region faces the Aegean sea forming a very long coast, rocky in part but mostly sandy.

Kissavos is mentioned in Greek mythology together with mountains Olympus and Pelion but its current name comes from a reference made by Anna Komnini in 'Alexiada' (12th century).

Kissavos is adorned with picturesque villages(Anatoli,Megalovriso, Metaxohori, Melivia), waterfalls and ravines ends along the lacy coast of Agean sea. A large area of Kissavos, defined as 'Aesthetic Forest', is under protection of the European network 'Natura 2000'.

Very near there are the beaches Ayiokampou, Paralia Papakosta, Rokopotamou, Velika, Koutsoupia, Paliouria, where sports fields for beach volley, beach soccer and tennis are located.

Mountain Ossa or Kissavos is filled with forest trails that cross scenery of exquisite beauty. Fir, beech, acorn and chestnut trees unite with the blue of the sky and sea and compose a multi-coloured palette, which enchants the visitor. Alternative tourism activities are many. Ravines, lakes and passages are offered for a variety of activities, all year long, such as trekking and bicycling. Visitors who will climb up the eastern peaks of Kissavos Mt will be able to admire the magic view to the Aegean Sea.

*Near of village Anatoli is this uninhabited old Monastery unknown name
*see my here WS another photo

dip, snunney, mikolaj_kawa, dta, ciakgiak, paura, BeBeHooker, leonorkuhn, saxo042, chrkont, bostankorkulugu, lucasgalodoido, shevchenko has marked this note useful

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dip (12852) 2009-07-21 0:46

Geia sou Giorgo,
poli oraia fotografia apo to palio monastiri,
omorfa zontana xromata kai kali oksutita,
Xaireto,
Dimitris.

jurek1951 (26162) 2009-07-21 0:57

Hi Georgios,
Wonderful landscape. Beautiful clouds and sky.Nice composition, colours and lighting,
Georg

mauro61 (16346) 2009-07-21 1:10

ciao Georgios,
Monastero in mezzo al verde della campagna e sotto una ottima luce.
Cielo splendido come pure la definizione.
ben fatto
buona giornata
maurizio

bracasha75 (22413) 2009-07-21 1:14

Hi Georgios
wonderful old monastery hiden in hill and nice old old style architecture
Great witness of time
TFS
Cheers,Braca

snunney (35522) 2009-07-21 1:15

Hello Georgios,
An interesting contrast in tones and textures between the two halves of this building. Well framed with good colours and sharpness.

mikolaj_kawa (31335) 2009-07-21 1:32

Hello Georgios! Excellent monastery. Wonderful scenery. Superb clouds. Nice colours. Good capture. Well done!

dta (6189) 2009-07-21 2:16

Hello Geogios ,
This monastery is very original . It seems so little in this wild scenery . I like a lot the two style of architecture , side by side : the wooden building , and the house with white walls and til roofs .
Very natural colors and a fine sharpness .
Regards

ciakgiak (11270) 2009-07-21 2:58

Ciao Georgios,
molto bella l'architettura di questo monastero collocato in un posto incantevole.
I colori sono molto belli e naturali, la composizione perfettamente bilanciata ed il cielo splendido.
Un caro abbraccio
Giorgio

paura (39376) 2009-07-21 3:19

Georgios,
Very nice technical setting to show the beautiful rural landscape. A charmin rural architeture.

Well done

Paulo

BeBeHooker (6032) 2009-07-21 3:45

Hi TopGeo!
Wonderful architectur, wonderful monstery, nice trees, nice meadow, beautiful clouds. Good low POV and capture.
Cheers!

leonorkuhn (14071) 2009-07-21 7:13

Hi Georgios,

Excellent capture of this old building with great architectural details. Your POV is very good, highlighting the magnificent sky. The image in WS shows more details of the monastery.

Greetings
Leonor

COSTANTINO (23255) 2009-07-21 10:22

Geia sou Georgio,

Mia polu omorfi foto apo to grafiko monastiri,
stolidi mesa stin omorfi fusi,
kathara xrwmata,wraios fwtismos,kai enas uperoxos ouranos,stolizoun to uperoxo kadro sou,
xairetismous,

Costantino

saxo042 (16316) 2009-07-21 11:41

Hi Georgios,
Beautiful weather and summer clouds over this pastoral picture. Very interesting houses with a very different architectural style. Very attractive!
Kind regards
Gunnar

chrkont (3677) 2009-07-21 14:59

Γεια σου Γιώργο
Μου αρέσουν πολύ τα πολύ καθαρά χρώματα που έχεις εδώ. Πολύ καλό το κάδρο σου και εντυπωσιακός ο ουρανός σου.
Χαιρετώ
Χρήστος

Cretense (57010) 2009-07-22 8:21

Γεια σου Γεώργιε!

Πολύ όμορφη φωτογραφία από αυτό το ωραίο "ξεχασμένο" μοναστήρι στον Κίσσαβο! Ωραίο κάδρο και σύνθεση, άψογος φωτισμός, υπέροχα χρώματα! Συγχαρητήρια!

Ηρακλής

John_F_Kennedy (32032) 2009-07-22 8:44

Framing, light, colours and sharpness. Excellent view and very well composed.
Best wishes,
Achim

Silvio1953 (42911) 2009-07-22 11:14

Ciao Georgios, great view of beautiful monastery, lovely composition with fantastic sky, splendid light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

bostankorkulugu (33984) 2009-07-22 13:04

i always love those little byzantine monasteries... beautiful one in a lovely setting... and well presented also... ta leme georgio...

lucasgalodoido (16831) 2009-07-22 22:14

Olá Georgios,
uma simples, mas bonita fotografia rural nos mostra aqui, o céu polarizado ficou ótimo também. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

shevchenko (10084) 2009-07-22 22:29

Hi Georgios,
Good frame to this architectures in different color, I like how the photo separated into few parts by blue sky, giant clouds, big trees, weeds and architectures all in right position, thanks for sharing the historical architectures.
Ally

pablominto (41398) 2009-07-23 0:12

Hello Georgios,

This is a lovely and peaceful scene with good rural elements!
The field with wild flowers leads nicely up to the old building, as it rests in the shades of the large tree...
The view is well framed, under the hovering summer cloud!

Greetings,
Pablo -

danyy (69499) 2009-07-24 23:57

Bonjour Georgios,
on voit bien