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Archangelos Michael Church is one of the painted churches of the Troodos Mountains. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

The parish church Archangelos Michael is located on the northern access road, directly at the entrance to the village; it is a ruin today. The roof has collapsed totally some time ago and cracks can be seen on the side walls. The bell once sitting in the added metallic bell tower was removed.

The parish church with the ekklesionym Archangelos Michael (built in 1863) is located on the northern edge of the village. The bell is still bell tower also the cross on its top; the doors were locked, but the windows were open. Also most of the original furnishings are still in place.

The Church with the ekklesionym Archangelos Michael is located in the eastern part of the former village centre, and has been built in 1841; today it is part of a fenced military area and can therefore not be visited.

The building is located outside of the village in western direction (approx. 4 km).

The Archangelos Michael church is located close to the old port in western direction. The condition of the church is fair. It has been turned into an icon museum some years before. But the church seems to be closed for a longer time.

The archicathedral of Saint. Stanisława Kostka is a Roman Catholic parish church built in 1901-1912. In 1920, the church was raised by Pope Benedict XV to the rank of cathedral.

The archepiscopal cathedral of Galați was built between 1906 and 1917. The earthquake of 1940 caused the collapse of the great tower. It was only in 1950 that the restoration began, which lasted until 1957. The 1977 earthquake, but above all the rise of groundwater in the region, caused damage that necessitated further consolidation work that was not completed until 2006.

Only the exterior walls of the central nave have been preserved from the former Romanesque basilica. The church was later rebuilt in the Gothic style and enlarged with a tower, followed by the defence systems in the 16th century: demolition of side aisles, addition of a defence level, addition of a battle platform on the tower. Two fortification walls with defence towers at the corners surrounded the ensemble by the end of the 15th century. After a fire in 1748 that also destroyed the village, the church was built in its current shape. The interior Baroque design originates from that period: the side and organ gallery, the organ itself, masterpiece of the famous organ builder Samuel Maetz, the altar and the pulpit created by master Philippi from Sighişoara.

The Årdal church, completed in 1867, was built in wood panelling according to drawings by Chr. Christie. The church has the shape of a basilica with a central raised hall and is characterised by neo-gothic forms and inspiration from Stave churches.