Overview

Standing on a hill west of Lofou is the main church of the village which is dedicated to the Annunciation of Virgin Mary. The church was constructed in the 19th century. More specifically, the construction of the central building of the church began in 1854 and was completed in 1872. It is a single-roomed church bearing features of gothic art and mainly on its roof. Its floor is covered with small square mosaic marbles with dimensions 20×20. The church is 30.5 metres long and 13 metres and 30 centimetres wide. The interior of the church is adorned by exquisite hagiographies, an imposing chancel, the despotic throne, the pulpit, 2 wooden psalters, a wooden icon stand holding the dedicated icon and wooden skamni (the seatings for faithful in the Greek Orthodox Church). In the church there are old icons of Virgin Mary, one dated back to the 11th century which is located inside the Holy Bema and a second one which, according to Güney, is dated back to the 16th century. Externally, the church is adorned by two bell towers made of stone which were completed at the beginning of the 20th century and more specifically, in 1910.