Profitis Ilias Monastery

Μονή Προφήτη Ηλία Θήρας

Highest point of the island, sea on both sides

⚠ Cover shoulders and knees

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On the summit south-east of Pyrgos, 3-4 km from the village by road

A monastery on the island's highest mountain, around 565-567 m up. A narrow, winding paved road leads to a yard where the whole island lies below you, from Akrotiri to Oia, with the east coast on one side and the caldera on the other. The building itself may not be open to visitors.