High priest vespers at Platani Argolida for the feast of Saint Annetranslated

The mountainous village on the border of Argolis - Corinthia, Platani, was visited on the afternoon of Friday, July 24, 2026, by the Metropolitan of Argolis, Mr. Nektarios, to celebrate the festive vespers of the feast of the Assumption of Saint Anne. The Metropolitan was welcomed by the vicar of the church Fr. Ilias Gatsios, the vicar of Panagia nivia Kios Fr. Demosthenes Gatsios, the ecclesiastical council of the Holy Church of the Birth of the Theotokos Plataniou, as well as the residents of the village.

At the end of the celebratory vespers, the vicar of the church, Fr. Ilias Gatsios, thanked on behalf of the church council and the residents for the honor that the Metropolitan of Argolis did to attend the village and celebrate the vespers.

This was followed by a feast in the forecourt of the church with various sweets made by the inhabitants of the village, while there followed a music and dance event organized by the cultural and beautification association of Plataniotes everywhere "Agia Anna".

Platani is a small village in the prefecture of Argolis, near Skoteini and Nemea and belongs to the municipality of Argos-Mycenae. The settlement with about 100 inhabitants is built at an altitude of 500 meters from the…