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WELCOME TO MOUNT ATHOS INFORMATION
The Holy Mount Athos is an autonomous and self-governed territory of Greece. It occupies the whole of the third peninsula of Halkidiki Greece, about 50 km in length and having a breadth of 8-12 km covering an area of 330 square kilometers.
In the centre of the peninsula of Mount Athos rise a long range of hills and mountains, culminating in Mount Athos itself, 2,033m above sea level.
The boarder of this monastic state, where it meets the rest of Greece, is marked by an imaginary line drawn from Francocastro on the western coast across to Cape Arapis on the opposite coast, passing close it the foothills of the mountain “Megali Vigla” (Megas Zigos).
Until the 3rd Century BC, many small Greek towns existed on the peninsula of Athos, principally colonies originating from Chalkida and Eretria. The most important of which were Sani, Ouranoupolis, Thisson, Kleones, Dion, Akrathos and Olofixos. Later, these towns declined or were destroyed.
MONASTERIES IN MOUNT ATHOS
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Monastery Koutloumousiou
The original monastery was built before the 12th century but in the 14th centutry, abbot Chariton of Imvros, receeded to the enlargement of the monastery

Monastery Agios Pandeleimonos
The monks are Greek and Russian, which outnumber the first after 1497. In the 18th c. the monastery is again in greek hands, only to fall back to the Russians in 1875.

Monastery Filotheou
Two hours and a half from Karyes lies the monastery of Filotheou. It is built 300 meters above the sea level.It was built by St. Filotheos before 972.

Monastery Megistis Lavras
During the ten centuries of its existence, the monastery has always held the first place among the other monasteries of the Holy Mountain
Pilgrims Informations
The region is governed by the “Holy community” under the ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
HOLY SKITES
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SKETE TIMIOU PRODROMOU
This Romanian cenobitic skete, until 1854, it was a Greek cell. In 1856 it become skete and occupied by Moldavian monks.

SKETE AGIOU PANTELEIMONOS
The skete of Agiou Panteleimonos lies near Karies and belongs to Koutloumousiou monastery.

KATOUNAKIA
Katounakia is a hermit’s area and it lies between Mikri Agia Anna Skite and Karoulia. There are 22 hermitages with 35 monks.

SKETE OF ANNUNCIATION OF THE VIRGIN
It was founded in 1766 by the priest and monk Sylvester and by the monks Efrem and Agapios. It consists of 26 huts occupied by 10 monks.
Celebrations
The Monasteries celebration according to the Julian calendar.