Mount Athos
A few words about Mount Athos or Holy Mount
The peninsula of Mount Athos is the easternmost of the three separate parallel peninsulas (Kassandra, Sithonia (central), and Mount Athos or Mount Athos) that together make up the Halkidiki peninsula.
It is 60 km long, 8 to 12 km wide and covers an area of about 360 sq.km.
This peninsula is covered by Mount Athos, 2033m high, hence its name, and ends at Cape Akrothon.
Between the peninsula of Mount Athos and Sithonia is the Siggitikos gulf.
Mount Athos is a self-governing part of the Greek State, located on the peninsula of Mount Athos in Halkidiki, Macedonia.
It includes twenty Holy Monasteries, many hermitages and small shipyards -ports as well as various shops and services.
It is unofficially characterized as an “Autonomous Monastic State”.
Map of Monasteries
Monasteries of the West Bank
They are visible from the ship MENIA MARIA III.
The ship is approaching 500 meters from the shore, because the authorities forbid to approach closer.
| Holy Monastery | Cruise Classic Mount Athos Cruise | Cruise Mount Athos (4 monasteries) with Ammouliani |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Monastery of Agios Pavlos | ||
| Holy Monastery of Dionysiou | ||
| Holy Monastery of Gregory | ||
| Holy Monastery of Simon Petra | ||
| Holy Monastery of Xiropotamos | ||
| Holy Monastery of Agios Panteleimon | ||
| Holy Monastery of Xenophon | ||
| Holy Monastery of Docheiariou |
