Mount Athos in Macedonia – Beautiful landscapes of Greece

in Greece, Macedonian Culture / by / on February 8, 2010 at 6:46 am /

Mount Athos (Greek: Όρος Άθως, Oros Athos) is a mountain on the peninsula of the same name in Macedonia, of northern Greece, called in Greek Agion Oros (Άγιον Όρος, transliterated often as Hagion Oros), or in English, “Holy Mountain”. In Classical times, the peninsula was called Akté (Ακτή) (sometimes Acte or Akte). Politically it is known in Greece as the Self-governed Monastic State of the Holy Mountain. This World Heritage Site is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

MOUNT ATHOS – ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES IN MACEDONIA, GREECE

ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΟΥΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΦΙΛΟ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗ ΠΟΥ ΜΑΣ ΕΣΤΕΙΛΕ ΤΙΣ ΦΩΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΕΣ


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Mount Athos Center says:
March 19, 2010 at 4:16 pm

Dear Blogger-
this is to let you know that the Mount Athos Center of Thessaloniki Greece is in the process of preparing and hosting an exhibition on Athos and the blogosphere. We are looking forward to receiving your e-mail on our webmail (agestia@otenet.gr) in order to send you more information on an e-mail you will provide for us. Please visit our website (http://www.agioritikiestia.gr) and make sure to send us an e-mail with your contact e-mail address if you are interested in participating with a few pictures of your Athos as they appear on your Blog.

The Mount Athos Center,
Thessaloniki Greece

miltos says:
February 28, 2010 at 7:14 pm

Skopjean riddle:
I know of Greek monasteries on Mount Athos, I have been to a few. I also know of a Georgian (Iberon), A Bulgarian, a Serbian (Hilandar), a Russian and a Romanian Scete, prophet Elias. Can anyone please explain to me what kind of dark and ages old conspiracy let the Mount Athos monastic community without a "Macedonian" monastery, IN THE MIDDLE OF MACEDONIA!