Lekatsa Monastery stands on the west slope of the mountain between Myrsini and Riza, dedicated to the Gennisis tis Theotokou (Birth of the Virgin). According to Seraphim Xenopoulos it was founded in the 8th or 9th century and took its name from its founder or one of its abbots; one tradition holds that the monastery church was built after 1775.
The monastery has recently been restored, and is set within the aesthetic forest of Lekatsa, with many paths for walking that reach down to the sea.
