Wildfires threaten Greece's UNESCO World Heritage monastery

ATHENS, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A wildfire in the Viotia region of Greece, about 100 kilometers northwest of Athens, caused damages to a UNESCO World Heritage site on Wednesday, the Greek national news agency AMNA reported.

The 10th-century Hosios Loukas monastery is listed among the country's most important monuments of Byzantine-era architecture. One of the oldest buildings at the complex has been damaged, accordi