Zaraka Monastery

Zaraka Monastery
Μονή Ζάρακα
The ruins of the monastery
Zaraka Monastery is located in Greece
Zaraka Monastery
Shown within Greece
LocationStymfalia, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
Coordinates37°52′01″N 22°27′29″E / 37.86694°N 22.45806°E / 37.86694; 22.45806
TypeMonastery
History
BuilderCistercian Order
FoundedApproximately 1225
Abandoned1276
PeriodsMedieval Greece
Site notes
Management25th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities
Public accessYes
WebsiteMonastery of Zaraka

Zaraka Monastery is a ruined Frankish abbey near Stymfalia, in the Peloponnese, in Greece. It was built about a kilometre from the shores of Lake Stymphalia, the site of the ancient city of Stymphalus, during the "Frankokratia", i.e. the occupation of parts of the Byzantine Empire by Franks and Venetians, following the events of the Fourth Crusade in 1204, and the establishment of the Latin Empire of Constantinople and Greece.