On the hunt for a 6th century Hellenic Christian church

I am not religiously motivated to go hunting for such stuff but if it is as old as they say (and that's 1500 years old!) then that's enough motivation already. Besides, let's be honest, can you regret a route like this?

As you can see in my rear view mirror I'm on a dirt road and most of the route is like this till out of the blue I find myself driving on fresh as it gets tarmac:

It's actually so fresh that my tires left marks on it in the same way your shoes do on a mapped floor regardless how clean they are. Then back on dirt though this time I have more critical challenges to deal with:

That poor old tree is one of the countless victims the last wildfires left behind around here. Once a green pine beauty now a black block on the road. I picture it as it lies dead,

and take a shot of its burnt brothers in the background:

I feel sorry I didn't manage to visit this hill when it used to be much greener but I can imagine how nice it should be. I try to see if there's a way around it but probably not unless I want to trash my car on various boulders hiding in the grass:

Next to the fallen tree is this even bigger one - what a beauty this would be before that disaster:

I get in the car to find a way around it and meters later I cross a field to get back on the track. Looks like others have done the same before me many times:

Soon I arrive at my destination - click here in case you want the exact location. There I meet this miniature of church, not the one I am looking for but too cute to pass:

The above is a bit weird cause usually they put such constructions at spots where an accident has taken place but I doubt someone lost their life there so maybe they just wanted to dedicate this to "Agia Eirini" as the miniature reads (it's all Greek to you, I know. Literally.)

My target is located next to this and is much less satisfactory than I expected as there's not much left from what it used to be after all these centuries and there's a fence around it so I can't approach it anyway. I manage a few pictures from the outside:

It was discovered during excavations that took place back in 1929 and it is estimated that it was built before the middle of 6th century due to a grave that was found next to it. It was destroyed later and part of it was annexed to another smaller temple built on the spot. During the 12th century is probably the period when it was abandoned for good.

Hope I manage to find more in my next attempts which might delay a bit as I have to take it a bit easy after a surgery I had a couple of days ago.

See you in the next one!