The Monastery of St. Nicholas is a short distance from the village, which gave it its current name.
The monastery was built about 200 years ago,[1] on the site of where they found the holy image of Saint Nicholas, causing further development.
The first is that the icon was found by a single shepherd who followed one of his animals, leading him to the source of saint from which it drank water.
In Orthodox Christianity the day of honor to Saint Nicholas is 6 December.
The pilgrimage of Saint Nicholas is also famous in Italy and Cyprus.