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Important projects of the Ministry of the Interior in Samos: The restoration of the Virgin Mary in Karlovasi begins – Ai Giannakides and the Early Christian Cemetery were completedtranslated

July 4, 2026 · 1 min read

The Ministry of Culture is giving a new impetus to the protection and promotion of the cultural heritage of Samos with the start of the restoration work of the Holy Church of the Assumption in Karlovasi and the return to the public of two important monuments of the island: The post-Byzantine church of Ai Giannakides in Ano Vathi and the Early Christian Cemetery in Pythagoreio. The interventions, with a total budget of more than 10 million euros, are financed by the National Development Program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Recovery and Resilience Fund, strengthening the cultural identity of Samos and confirming the constant priority of the Ministry of Culture for the protection, restoration and promotion of the island's monuments, for the benefit of the local community and its cultural development.

The Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, said: "Our visit marks a series of important developments for culture in Samos. With the official installation of the contractor in the historic Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Karlovasi, a project of major importance for the restoration of an emblematic monument, which suffered serious damage during the devastating earthquake of...

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Lucie Nováková

This is good news, especially the restoration of Panagia in Karlovasi after the earthquake. I hope they manage to repair the serious damage properly. The two returned monuments in Ano Vathy and Pythagoras are also nice, at least people will see them again.

Наталія Коваль

Glad to see that the recovery of Panagia in Karlovas has finally started after that earthquake. It is good that more than 10 million were allocated and returned to the people Ai-Yiannakis in Ano Vati and the early Christian cemetery in Pythagoras. I hope that the work will be done in a high-quality way so that the churches will serve for a long time.

Václav Dvořák

That's good news. I'm glad to see that after the earthquake they finally started properly repairing the Panagia in Karlovasi, and the two returned monuments in Ano Vathy and Pythagorio will be accessible again. I hope the ten million works last.

Леся Коваленко

I'm glad that the work has finally started in Karlovas, after that earthquake the church really needed serious repairs. As for Ai-Yiannakis in Ano Vati, I wonder if they plan to restore the iconostasis there, because the last time it looked quite shabby. I hope that everything will be done properly so that our descendants can pray in these places.

Василь Олійник

I am glad that the works in Karlovas have finally started, the church was really badly damaged. Regarding the iconostasis in Ai-Yannakids, I heard that they are currently only conserving the walls and the roof, and the iconostasis is not being touched yet, because there were not enough funds for everything at once. Have you been there recently or something?

Соломія Ткаченко

I'm glad that in Karlovas they finally took up the church, after that earthquake it really looked sad. And in Ai-Yannakids I passed by last summer, the walls have already been patched up, but the iconostasis really stands intact. Haven't you heard when they plan to allocate funds for it?