Holy Church of Saint George in Perivoli
In the village of Perivoli, a visit to the Holy Church of Saint George is worth the stop. It is a three-aisled, timber-roofed basilica with a two-storey women’s gallery, distinct for its strong folk character and the rich coloring of its wall paintings. The central apse of the sanctuary is semicircular on the interior and seven-sided on the exterior, with decorative blind arches. According to the dedicatory inscription, the church was built in 1760 by craftsmen from Epirus on the site of an earlier structure. Inside, the stone-paved floor and two built-in carved stone reliefs will capture your attention: one depicting a male figure with a yatagan and birds facing one another, and another depicting a male figure with a halo holding a cross and a sword. The wall paintings were probably executed by the painter Ioannis Kapesovitis. The decorated wooden ceiling with the depiction of Christ Pantocrator at its centre is equally impressive, while important examples of woodcarving include the iconostasis of 1775, the pulpit, the bishop’s throne, and the proskynetaria (icon stands).
