Mount Athos - details and images
Mount Athos is situated on the eastern arm of Chalkidiki, Athos arm. It is the only place in Greece devoted entirely to prayer and praise God. Therefore, Mount Athos is called "Holy Mountain".
Holy Mountain is 50 km long, 8-12 km wide and covers about 350 square kilometers. Defined imaginary border monastic city incapand from "FRAGOKASTRO" on the west coast to "ARAPIS" opposite. Natural beauty of the island is great. Summit is a huge cone that reaches 2033 meters. Seem barren ridges and slopes are laced the sky covered by forests conivere old.
Athos is a community of monks who, over more than 1,000 years, lived daily life and style of Byzantine religious practices. The oldest monastery on Mount Athos, is Megisti Lavra, which is the richest in treasures and relics. It was founded in the 10th century AD but monks and hermits Ossie Athanassios incepusra to retire to these places even before its founding. Beneficial provisions of the Byzantine emperors allowed the growth of monasteries and monks had reached up to 40 to 40 thousand. May currently works only up to 20 monasteries with 1700 monks.
After ensuring that input is allowed, the tourist leaves the water or triple Ouranoupolis to Dafni and then ground to Karies (capital where the elders would gather advice on administrative affairs). In Karies is Protan church, the oldest of the (10th century AD), undoubtedly an important architectural monument, painted by Emmanuel Panselinos (last of the great painters of the School Macedonian Art Murali) who painted in churches and other rub on Mount Athos. Murals of the Macedonian School of Art and the Cretan School of Art (which later flourished) decorate churches and monasteries of Agia Lavra, Vatopedi, Iviron, Koutloumousiou, Doheiariou, etc.. Walking on the monasteries, tourists will be impressed not only libraries but also rich frescoes, mosaics, art miniature church utensils and valuable relics held in treasury.
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