The Katholikon of the monastery of Torniki, which is destroyed nowadays, is a two-storied and id dedecated to the Dormition of the Virgin.The upper floor has an independent access, covered with a vault. The wall paintings are dated in 1481/2. The ground floor was decorated in the 18th century.In the yard of the monastery an excavation took place. As a result, the cells and the refectory were revealed.
The church will be tranfered because the area will be floored by the dam of Hilarion. The works for the preservation of the wall paintings have been completed. They were reinforced and cleaned in order to be protected during the tranfer. Additional protective works will take place in its porsition, if necessary.

Funding: 17th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities