REFECTORY OF NEA MONI, CHIOS (Code: )

Nea Moni (the “New Monastery”), founded in the early 11th century, is located in central Chios. The monastery complex has a trapezoidal  shape, dominated at the center by its main church (the Katholikon), an exceptional monument in terms both of its architecture and art. The  monument of Nea Moni has been inscribed in the Catalogue of UNESCO World Heritage Monuments (id. no. 537/13.12.1990). In the southern part of the  Monastery and southwest of the Katholikon is the Refectory (the Trapeza), the place that served the monks as a communal dining area. The building’s layout follows the normal arrangement of such buildings in Byzantine monasteries, providing direct access from the Katholikon to the Refectory.