The church of the Birth of Christ in the village of Rossi was built in the 17th century (1662), featuring exceptional wall paintings and wooden carved altar screen of Agios Pantelemon with important icons.
The historic village of Petrilo is situated 30 km southwest of Mouzaki at an altitude of 1200 metres. Nearby, the church or the Assumption of the Holy Virgin built in 1884 in Krania has a cross-beamed dome and is worth discovering.
Gelanthi is a village three kilometres from the township centre of Mouzaki. The Chapel of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, built in 1813, possesses a characteristic eight-sided dome and imposing bell-tower that dates from 1889.
Therino is a traditional village 10 km northwest of Argithea. At an altitude of 870 metres, it is home to the Monastery of Agios Nikolaos which boasts a carved wooden altar screen with icons that date from around 1850.
The village of Agios Akakios in Ithomi, 10 km from Fanari boasts the church of Agios Nikolaos, with a single chambered basilica from the 14th century. Some original wall paintings have been preserved. Not far is a small cave used as a religious shrine and hermitage of Agios Akakios.
Katafigio is a village within Itamos township. On the forest road from Katafigi going towards Ayios Athanasios Lampero, is the Monastery of the Rock of Katafigio at an altitude of 600 meters. Uninhabited today, this monastery dates from 1553. It is like those of Mount Athos in type, built as a crossed four-pillared church with a portico on the western side and two interior spaces. The monastery is one of the most important monuments of the area: the altar screen, original wall paintings and the proscenium are preserved.
The monastery was ruined in 1900, but came into use again between 1920 and 1930. Its buildings underwent many changes, the latest being the demolition of the 80 monks' cells in 1968. According to legend, the original icons of the monastery were found by the rocky promontory next to the monastery, which is where its name came from. These icons are today on display at the cathedral in Karditsa.
Asimochori within the municipality of Tamasi and 5km from Leontari is a small village in a beautiful hilly setting. The old church of Konstantinos and Eleni, built in 1887, above the south entrance an inscription in Greek and Armenian with the date the church was founded and the name of the donor.
Fourteen kilometres from Karditsa at an altitude of 350 metres, the picturesque village of Kanalia on the foothills of the Agrafa Mountains is home to the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin with a domed basilica, built in 1894. The Chapel of Profitis Elias built in 1903 is a refuge of calm, situated on the heights above the village. The holy icon of the Holy Virgin of Kanalia church (4th or 5th century) is thought to be the work of the evangelist Luke. It is made of candle-gum and holds powerful religious significance.
In Fanari, 15 km northwest of Karditsa, is the church of Agios Seraphim, built in 1930. Within its grounds is a small building at the site of his martyrdom and where the saint's skull is safeguarded. The church of Saint John, built in 1886, features a carved wooden altar screen and a noteworthy bell tower. Also worthy of mention is the Chapel of the Source of Life, built atop an ancient Roman bath.
The Church of the Twelve Apostles is 700 metres south-east of the village and is the only church of Pirgos Ithomis. Built as a basilica in the 19th century, it boasts a wood-carved altar screen crafted by woodworkers from Metsovo in 1850. The stone-built bell tower was added in 1930. One of its most interesting features are its excellent acoustics due to the incorporation of a system of clay amphorae within the walls when they were built. The Church has been declared a historic monument.