Batheos Rhyakos Monastery, Tirilye

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The Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ the Saviour, commonly known as the Soteros or Saviour Monastery or as the Batheos Rhyakos Monastery, was a Byzantine-era monastery near modern Tirilye in Turkey. The complex now lies ruined, although some buildings are used as animal shelters. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: Byzantine architectureCoordinates: 40°22'60"N, 28°47'60"E

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Batheos Rhyakos Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mütareke Evi, Fatih Mosque, Pelekete monastery.

4.3 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Mütareke Evi, Mudanya
110 min walk • Mudanya Armistice House is a museum in Mudanya, Turkey. The museum is in the house where the treaty that acknowledged the Republic of Turkey was signed.
0.7 miN
Mosque, Historical place, Church
Fatih Mosque, Mudanya
17 min walk • The Fatih Mosque is a mosque in Tirilye, Bursa Province, Turkey. The structure was originally constructed in the 8th or 9th as a Byzantine church and was later converted to a Muslim place of worship during the 16th century. It again served as a Greek Orthodox church between 1920 and 1922 until it was re-converted to a mosque in 1923.
2.5 miW
Church
Pelekete monastery
64 min walk • The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, commonly known as the Pelekete monastery, is a ruined Byzantine-era monastery near modern Tirilye in Turkey. The monastery dates back to the 8th century, but its exact date of establishment is unknown.

Batheos Rhyakos Monastery, Tirilye

Facts and practical information

Batheos Rhyakos Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Mütareke Evi, Mudanya

Fatih Mosque, Mudanya

Pelekete monastery