Mount Athos<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>A few words about Mount Athos or Holy Mount<\/b><\/p>\n
The peninsula of Mount Athos<\/a> 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.<\/p>\nIt is 60 km long, 8 to 12 km wide and covers an area of about 360 sq.km.<\/p>\n
This peninsula is covered by Mount Athos, 2033m high, hence its name, and ends at Cape Akrothon.<\/p>\n
Between the peninsula of Mount Athos and Sithonia is the Siggitikos gulf.<\/p>\n
Mount Athos<\/a><\/b> is a self-governing part of the Greek State<\/a>, located on the peninsula of Mount Athos<\/a> in Halkidiki<\/a>, Macedonia<\/a>.<\/p>\nIt includes twenty Holy Monasteries, many hermitages and small shipyards -ports as well as various shops and services.<\/p>\n
It is unofficially characterized as an “Autonomous Monastic State”.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Monasteries of the West Bank<\/h2><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n\n\n\nHoly Monastery<\/th>\n Cruise\nClassic Mount Athos Cruise<\/th>\n Cruise
Athos mix cruise
<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\nHoly Monastery of Agios Pavlos<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHoly Monastery of Dionysiou<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHoly Monastery of Gregory<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHoly Monastery of Simon Petra<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHoly Monastery of Xiropotamos<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHoly Monastery of Agios Panteleimon<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHoly Monastery of Xenophon<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHoly Monastery of Docheiariou<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Share<\/h4>
A few words about Mount Athos or Holy Mount<\/b><\/p>\n
The peninsula of Mount Athos<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n It is 60 km long, 8 to 12 km wide and covers an area of about 360 sq.km.<\/p>\n This peninsula is covered by Mount Athos, 2033m high, hence its name, and ends at Cape Akrothon.<\/p>\n Between the peninsula of Mount Athos and Sithonia is the Siggitikos gulf.<\/p>\n Mount Athos<\/a><\/b> is a self-governing part of the Greek State<\/a>, located on the peninsula of Mount Athos<\/a> in Halkidiki<\/a>, Macedonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n It includes twenty Holy Monasteries, many hermitages and small shipyards -ports as well as various shops and services.<\/p>\n It is unofficially characterized as an “Autonomous Monastic State”.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> They are visible from the ship MENIA MARIA III.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Map of Monasteries<\/h2><\/span>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Monasteries of the West Bank<\/h2><\/span>
The ship is approaching 500 meters from the shore, because the authorities forbid to approach closer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n \nHoly Monastery<\/th>\n Cruise\nClassic Mount Athos Cruise<\/th>\n Cruise
Athos mix cruise
<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n Holy Monastery of Agios Pavlos<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Holy Monastery of Dionysiou<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Holy Monastery of Gregory<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Holy Monastery of Simon Petra<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Holy Monastery of Xiropotamos<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Holy Monastery of Agios Panteleimon<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Holy Monastery of Xenophon<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Holy Monastery of Docheiariou<\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Share<\/h4>