Distances between the monasteries.




If you come to Ouranoupolis for pilgrimage, some names are spoken in a whisper, with respect. The Romanian Skete of the Honorable Forerunner is one of them. It’s the kind of place you don’t just “see” — you feel it, especially when you descend toward Vigla and the Aegean opens up before you. As someone…

Anyone who has seen Simonopetra from the sea immediately understands why we call it Athos’s “hanging” monastery. It seems to hang above the Aegean and silences you, even if you’ve visited many monasteries before. As a hotelier in Ouranoupoli, I’ve helped countless pilgrims organize their first trip to Mount Athos. Almost all of them, when…

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 –…

If you’ve spent even one night in Ouranoupolis, you’ll have felt that special “threshold” before Mount Athos. The Monastery of Zografou is one of those visits you don’t forget easily — not because it’s easy, but because it puts you on a different scale of time and silence. As a hotelier here in Halkidiki, I…

If you have ever passed the Monastery by boat even once, you immediately understand why it sticks in your memory. It’s large, bright, almost like a small town on the water, with the green domes standing out from afar. From Ouranoupolis we often call it the “Russian monastery,” but in essence it’s a part of…

If you come to Mount Athos seeking a quiet, meaningful pilgrimage, Koutloumousiou is one of those places that hits you right away. It’s close to Karyes but keeps its own slower, more inward rhythm — something both first-time visitors and long-time pilgrims appreciate. The Koutloumousiou spiritual treasure near Karyes Where it is and why it’s…