Church of Agios Georgios Vounou
At the southeastern edge of the Apozari district, on the foothills of Mount Agios Athanasios, you will find the Church of Agios Georgios tou Vounou. Its name, “tou Vounou” (meaning “of the Mountain”), derives directly from its location, as it stands at the foot of the hill. It is a small, single-aisle basilica, to which a narthex was added at a later period on the western and southern sides, where the main entrance is also located. The church’s construction is simple, made of rubble stones with brick fragments at the joints and mud used as a binder, a feature commonly found in monuments of the same period in Kastoria. The interior is adorned with rich frescoes from the second half of the 14th century. These depict scenes from major feasts, the Passion of Christ, and the martyrdoms of saints and apostles, offering valuable insight into the iconographic tradition of the late Byzantine period. Your gaze will be drawn in particular to the depiction of Agios Gregorios Palamas, which may be one of the earliest of its kind in West Macedonia.
