One of the majestic monuments of Byzantine origin probably.

Near the village of Goumero in the municipality of Oleni in the prefecture of Ilia, in a green gorge designated by the Ministry of Culture as a monument of natural beauty, there is the now-abandoned cave monastery "Askiti".

The Holy Monastery of Goumero is one of the majestic monuments probably of Byzantine origin, with incredible natural beauty.

According to oral tradition, a hermit lived in the gorge of Goumeros.

The inhabitants of the area of Goumeros and Olenis, after hunting him down because they thought he was a wild boar, ended up in what is now the area of the monastery.

However, there they found only an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the infant. Thus, where two mountains meet, in the natural pit of two caves, the monastery was built and for many years it was a monastic center.

A few years ago the monastery housed more than 50 monks, while in the last half-century it was abandoned.

Authoritative sources also state that when the ascetic died, he was buried inside the monastery.

They also mention that the place was probably an ancient sanctuary, the paved road in front of the monastery existed and that the place was closely connected to the place with ancient olive trees in the same area, but also with the route of athletes to ancient Olympia.

You can visit the monastery by crossing the mountain road Patras-Tripoli that will take you to the village of Goumero.

The route passes through a rare forest of oaks and the road is impassable, but the beauty is worth it.