From the position of the large White Cross, the German forces on the 8th December 1943 executed and threw down 25 monks, workers and visitors to the Monastery. A few days later on the 13th December, the Kalavryta residents were mourning their own Holocaust.
Cultural Attraction // Historical Site
Place of Execution - Mega Spilaio Monastery
Attributes
Altitude (in meters) | : | 951 |
Time Reference | : | 1943 |
Chronological Period | : | World War II |
Access | : | Path |
Accessible | : | Normally |
Duration of Visit | : | 30 minutes |
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