Agios Charalambos (Metropolitan Church)
Preveza's metropolitan church, built around 1731 under Venetian rule, beside the clock tower in the heart of the old town.
Old town centre, by the clock tower, Preveza
Churches & Monasteries in Preveza
Historic churches of Preveza from its Venetian centuries, with Ionian Baroque interiors, and the Byzantine church of Koronisia in the Ambracian Gulf. History from the town's archives.
4 places
Panagia ton Xenon (Dormition of the Virgin)
A parish church of the old town, first built around 1740 by a Venetian-era sea captain and rebuilt in 1872 after an earthquake, in the Ionian Baroque style.
Old town, Preveza
Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos
A parish church on a site used since about 1720, once the church of the British subjects of Preveza; the present domed basilica was completed in 1974.
Preveza town
Panagia of Koronisia (Byzantine church)
A late 10th-century Byzantine church in the fishing village of Koronisia, on an island in the Ambracian Gulf, once a monastery famous for its eel farms.
Koronisia village, Ambracian Gulf (61 km / about 1 hour 10 minutes from Preveza)
Frequently asked questions
What is the oldest church in Preveza?
Agios Nikolaos already stood before the Venetians first took the town in 1684. Of the churches built under Venice, Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos (first church about 1720) and Agios Charalambos (about 1731) are the oldest.
Can you visit the churches?
They are working parish churches. Visit quietly outside services, dress modestly with shoulders and knees covered, and ask before taking photos inside.
Is there a Byzantine church near Preveza?
Yes. The church of the Panagia at Koronisia, on an island in the Ambracian Gulf reached by a causeway, dates from the late 10th century.