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The Agios Philon Church is located about 7 km east of the village in the fields. This is a church from the 12th century. According to Kassinis, it was once richly decorated with frescoes. After being empty for a long time, the condition of the building can be described as fair. However, there are already clear signs of weathering in places.

The Agios Synesios Church is located centrally in the original settlement area. The church can be divided into two construction phases: the eastern part of the church was built as early as the 12th century. A western extension then took place in the 19th century. At the time of the visit, the church was under renovation, which is why no assessment of the current condition was made.

According to one of the many legends that revolve around this place, the apostle Andrew reached this spot on the north-eastern tip of the island after fleeing Palestine and miraculously created a spring on this spot that was said to have healing properties. Because of this spring, the place became a place of pilgrimage.

The Archangelos Church is located in the eastern part of the centre. The building was erected at the beginning of the 19th century. On the day of the survey, the church was closed. The external condition is fair.

The Asomatoi Afentricas Church is located in the Afentrika complex, where several churches stand close together. It is located about 8km northeast of Rizokarpaso. According to Kassinis, the church was built in the 6th century. The church is now a monument and is in a semi-ruined state. Conservation work was completed in 2022.

The Panagia Afentrica Church is located in the Afentrika complex, where several churches stand close together. It is located about 8 km northeast of Rizokarpaso. According to Kassinis, the church was built between the 6th and 10th centuries over an older church. The church is now a monument and is in a semi-ruined state. Conservation work was completed in 2022.

The Panagia Church is located in the south-eastern corner of the Greek Orthodox cemetery, which is situated a little to the west of the village centre. The building was constructed in 1948. On the day of the survey, the church was locked. The external condition is to be assessed as fair.

The Panagia Eleousa Church is located a good 4km outside the village to the west, in a forest and bush area. The church was built in the 15th-16th century. Both the interior and exterior condition can be described as fair.

The Rjukan church, which was built in connection with Norsk Hydro's industrial establishment in the Vestfjord valley, has ashlar facades. It was built in 1914-15 according to the plans of the architects Berner & Berner, and is characterised by the neo-Romanesque and neo-Baroque forms of the time. The church burned down in 1965 during the filming of the British film "The Heroes of Telemark", but was subsequently renovated and reopened in 1968. Asbjørn Stein was the architect of the restoration.

The fortification in Roadeş consists of the former aisle-less hall church with polygonal chancel and bell tower built in the 14th century. The church was fortified in the 15th century and the tower was surrounded by a massive wall, which enclosed the former open entrance atrium. The chancel and the nave were provided with defence levels on buttresses and loopholes. Sideways a two-level sacristy was built and the tower was heightened by five levels and a defensive platform. Most of the defensive systems of the chancel, nave and the tower were demolished in the 19th century. The church was surrounded by a curtain wall with outer bailey and five defensive towers. Only three of them still stand today. The interior features a late Gothic chancel vault, a partially two-level gallery painted with images of the Roadeş church in its Baroque phase, before the demolition of its defence levels, as well as the 1838 organ. The valuable winged altar from 1533 has been moved to the Saint John’s Church in Sibiu. In February, 2016 it came to a partial collapse of the tower.