ЕГИНА, ЕВИЈА и СОЛУН 01-05. мај 2025.

Traveling to Ersina is always a special experience, a special experience and an irreplaceable encounter with the greatest saints and the greatest shrines of Thessaloniki, Evia and Ersina, from St. Demetrius to St. Nectarius.

You cannot go to Thessaloniki and not pay homage to the relics of its host and patron, St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, a great martyr from the early 4th century, when he suffered for confessing his faith, not wanting to renounce Christ even at the cost of torture and death. His miraculous relics still flow abundantly with myrrh today, and the miracles recorded through prayerful appeals to him are innumerable.

No less revered than both Greeks and foreigners is St. James Calikis, the great ascetic of the 20th century. century, along with elder porphyry and Paisius, the third contemporary of many who still bear witness to his feat, his prayerful intercession, the miracles he performed during his lifetime, driving out demons from men and healing both physically and spiritually the many who turned to him. St. James did everything for the glory of St. David and St. John the Russian to whom he addressed with great piety and fervent faith in their intercession before the Lord.

We already hear about the miracles of St. Nectarios every day as this great saint pours on us the abundance of his intercession and grace through the stories of all those in sickness and affliction who have addressed him. Even if you do not go to him with any request and need, he will appear to you as a glorified miracle worker of God and forever bind you to this holy place on the miraculous Erina, an island in the Saronic Gulf, known for the beautiful blue of the Aegean Sea that surrounds it. Ergina also played a significant historical role, and thus its seat, the capital of Ergina, was at one time the capital of modern Greece. Today, Epina is one of the favorite resorts of the Athenians and the island of the best pistes in the world, and for pilgrims from all over the world a refuge, hope and comfort provided by the stay in the monastery of St. Nectarios.

1. Day

Departure from the King in the afternoon. The exact time and place of departure will be known a week before departure. Travel through Serbia, North Macedonia and Greece with shorter vacations and border formalities.

2. Day

Traveling through Greece and arriving at the port Puree in the morning. Board a ferry and drive to the island of Ervin. Take a break in the capital Erin, and then going to the Monastery of St. Catherine where the relics are located this great saint to whom the faithful pray for marriage, as and the miraculous icon of Saint Spiridon, which opens and closes the eyes. Coming to the Monastery of the Holy Trinity (St. Nektarija). This great shrine was built by St. Nectarius when he and his spiritual children, the nuns, retreated to this island 27 km away from Athens, exhausted already by persecution and all the hardships he suffered. Tour of the monastery, gift of the relics and Tomb of the Saints, reading akathists in the Great church the evening service. Overnight in the monastery with the received blessing or apartments Saronis, Agia Marina. 

3. Day

Liturgy in the monastery. After the Liturgy service in the monastery's Hospitality, visit to The Room of St. Nektarije, departure to the port and continue the journey to Evija. Visit the Monastery of Pantocrator near Athens. Afternoon dOlazak in Prokopa where is the Church of St. John the Russian and the relics of this saint. Testimonies about his appearance in a dream to people in the uniform of the Serbian Army during the NATO aggression of 1999 have been preserved. when he called for help to the Orthodox brothers who were suffering. In the church dedicated to him, moleban was served for our people until the cessation of aggression. Evening service and overnight at the ends of the Church of St. John the Russian.

4. Day

Departure morning at the monastery. Saint David of Evia, where the relics are located this great saint the Tomb of St. Old man Jacob Calikisa. Saint David the great is a miracle worker and numerous healings, spiritual and bodily, have been recorded over his holy relics. St. James Calikis, along with elder porphyry and Paisius, is one of the Holy elders of the 20th century. centuries, to which many Greeks and other Orthodox went in their lifetime to pray for healing from diseases of the body and soul. St. James Calikis is a great ascetic and has suffered numerous attacks from demons, who in every way tried to dissuade him from his prayerful asceticism in the family of St. David. Continue the journey to paralysis. Overnight.

5. Day

Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast we went to Salonika. Visit the Church of St. Demetrius and the city of Thessaloniki. Going to the monastery of St. John the theologian-Surroti. Return to Serbia and arrive in the late evening hours.

The program is performed on a minimum of 35 registered passengers.

Price: 250 euros