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Karyes in the region of Mount Athos with its 237 habitants is a place located in Greece - some 160 mi or ( 257 km ) North of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Karyes is now 11:28 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Myrina, İzmir, Sofia, Thessaloniki, and Serres. When in this area, you might want to check out Myrina . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Karyes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Vatopedi Monastery - Part 5
Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos ..
My Trip to Mt. Athos
A compilation of pictures I took during my trip to Mt. Athos in Chalkidiki of Greece in fall of 2007 ..
Vatopedi Monastery - Part 7
Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos ..
Vatopedi Monastery - Part 4
Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos ..
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Koutloumousiou monastery
Koutloumousiou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery ranks sixth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery was raised with the help of voivodes Nicolae Alexandru and Vladislav Vlaicu from Wallachia. Among the treasures of the monastery is the purported largest relic of the True Cross. The library of monastery contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books. It has 20 working monks.
Located at 40.25 24.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Stavronikita monastery
Stavronikita monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is built on top of a rock near the sea near the middle of the eastern shore of the Athonite peninsula, located between the monasteries of Iviron and Pantokratoros. The site where the monastery is built was first used by Athonite monks as early as the 10th century.
Located at 40.27 24.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Pantokratoros monastery
Pantokratoros monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the north-eastern side of the Athos peninsula, and dedicated to the Transfiguration of Our Lord. The monastery ranks seventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. It was founded in 1363 by the stratopedarches Alexios and the primikerios John. The library housed c. 350 manuscripts, and 3,500 printed books. The Monastery's documents are written in Greek and Turkish.
Located at 40.28 24.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Iviron monastery
Holy Monastery of Iviron is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery was built by Georgians under the supervision of two Georgian monks, John the Iberian and Tornikios between 980-983 AD and housed Georgian clergy and priests. The monastery ranks third in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.
Located at 40.25 24.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Xeropotamou Monastery
Xeropotamou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, in the middle side of peninsula. The monastery ranks eighth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. It was founded in the 10th century, and is dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. Xeropotamou houses numerous relics, the most prominent being the largest extant piece of the True Cross.
Located at 40.23 24.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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