Byzantine churches in the neighboring villages of the province Kantanou Selinos, to which Paleochora belongs, are of great interset. In the surrounding area you may find stunning byzantine churches of the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, which are excellent examples of the ecclesiastical architecture and above all of the hagiographical style of their era. Some of these churches’ murals have been painted by the famous painter and hagiographer Ioannis Pagomenos or by students of his school. We can say that these churches are like a true cultural “ark” that preserves the byzantine religious art of the Paleochora area throughout the centuries.
