Distances between the monasteries.




Mount Athos Monastery and Skites Monastery Tel. Fax 1 M. Megistis Lavras Email:iera.moni.megistis.layras@gmail.com 23770-22586 / 23761 / 23754 23770-23762 2 M. Vatopediou Email:filoxenia@vatopedi.gr – www.vatopedi.gr 23770-41488 23778-88088 23770-23509 23788-88082 3 M. Iviron Email:imiviron@gmail.com – ivironfiloxenia@gmail.com –www.imiviron.gr 23770-23643 (orders 23770-23642) 4 M. Filotheou Email:philotheou.filoxenia@gmail.com 23770-23256 23770-23674 5 M. Xiropotamou 23770-23251 23770-23733 6 M. Esfigmenou Email:iera.moni.esfigmenou@gmail.com –…

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