Monastic complex of Nea Flogita – Centre for Byzantine Culture – Byzantine Museum of Chalkidiki

The Monastic complex of Nea Flogita, which covers an area of around 27 acres, is situated outside the city plan, to the north-west of the main country road connecting Thessaloniki and N.Moudania. The existing buildings of the complex were constructed in 1884, when Archimandrite Makarios was the father superior and Monk Modestos was the chamberlain of the Monastery of Saint Panteleimon on Mount Athos, as indicated by the inscriptions on Russian sign plates embedded in the walls of the largest building of the complex. The buildings consist of a ground floor and two-story structures with basements, as well as an elevated chapel, and are currently undergoing restoration work in accordance with approved studies. The physiognomy of the monastic complex changed significantly after 1923, when refugees from Flogita of Ikonio, Asia Minor settled there. During World War II, its facilities were turned into the headquarters of the occupation forces. After that, the complex fell into disuse and was abandoned.