Zarakas Monastery

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Greece Zarakas Monastery
(Μονή Ζαρακά)
Location
Zarakas Monastery (Greece)
Zarakas Monastery
Coordinates 37°52′01.09″N, 22°27′29.26″ECoordinates: 37°52′01.09″N, 22°27′29.26″E
Country Greece
Region Stymphalia
Elevation 616 m
Peak Period Medieval Greece


Zarakas is a ruined frankish monastery near Stymfalia, in the Peloponnese in Greece. It was built on the shores of Lake Stymphalia after the Frankish occupation of parts of the Byzantine Empire.

The surviving buildings display Gothic influences.

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