Holy Monastery of Saint Nicholas

Descending to Fira between Imerovigli and Firostefani, we encounter a convent (or women’s monastery), the Holy Monastery of Saint Nicholas, or Iera Moni Agiou Nikolaou. It was established on December 6, 1651, with the first nuns girls from the Gyzi family, one of the few orthodox families who lived in the castle of Skaros.