New Skete, Mount Athos
#2 among attractions in Mount Athos
Facts and practical information
The Nea Skete or New Skete is a skete of the Agiou Pavlou monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos. ()
New Skete – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Great Lavra, Simonopetra, Dionysiou Monastery, Prodromos.
- 5.2 miEMonastery
Great Lavra
133 min walk • Nestled atop the rocky peninsula of Mount Athos in Greece, the Great Lavra Monastery stands as a bastion of Orthodox Christian monasticism. Founded in 963 by Saint Athanasius the Athonite, this spiritual haven is not only the first monastery constructed on the hallowed...
- 3.7 miNWMonastery
Simonopetra
95 min walk • Perched on the rocky cliffs of Mount Athos in Greece, the Simonopetra Monastery is a breathtaking example of Byzantine architecture and spiritual devotion. Founded in the 13th century by Saint Simon the Athonite, this Eastern Orthodox monastery is one of twenty that...
- 1.6 miNWMonastery
Dionysiou Monastery
42 min walk • Nestled on the rugged slopes of Mount Athos in Greece, the Dionysiou Monastery is a serene testament to Byzantine monastic life that has endured for centuries. Established in the 14th century by the monk Dionysius, this spiritual haven is one of twenty monasteries that...
- 5.1 miEMonastery
Prodromos, Mount Athos
129 min walk • The Romanian Skete Prodromos is a Romanian cenobitic skete belonging to the Great Lavra Monastery, located in the eastern extremity of the Eastern Orthodox Monastic State of the Holy Mountain Athos, between the Aegean Sea in the East and the peak of Athos rising 2033 m in the West, nearby the cave of Athanasios the Athonite.
- 2.8 miNWMonastery
Gregoriou Monastery
73 min walk • Nestled on the western coast of the Mount Athos peninsula in Greece, the Gregoriou Monastery stands as a serene beacon of Orthodox spirituality. This holy site, founded in the 14th century, is one of the twenty self-governing monasteries in the spiritual community of...
- 5.4 miNMonastery
Karakallou Monastery
138 min walk • Nestled on the eastern peninsula of Mount Athos in Greece, the Karakallou Monastery is a bastion of Orthodox spirituality and heritage. This historic monastery, founded in the 11th century, stands as a testament to centuries of monastic life and religious devotion.
- 1 miNMonastery
Agiou Pavlou monastery
26 min walk • Perched on the rocky cliffs of Mount Athos in Greece, the Agiou Pavlou monastery, also known as St. Paul's Monastery, is a spiritual haven and a testament to Byzantine architecture. Founded in the late 10th century, this imposing structure is one of twenty monasteries...
- 5.4 miNMonastery
Philotheou monastery
138 min walk • Nestled among the verdant slopes of Mount Athos in Greece, Philotheou Monastery stands as a testament to the enduring spiritual tradition of the Orthodox Christian faith. This impressive monastic community, part of the twenty ruling monasteries on the peninsula, was...
- 0.6 miSEMonastery
Skete of Saint Anne, Mount Athos
16 min walk • The Skete of St Anne is a dependent idiorrhythmic skete, a monastic community attached to the more formalised Great Lavra Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. It lies on the shore of the Aegean Sea about 800 metres from the New Skete.
- 3.5 miNEMonastery
Lakkoskiti, Mount Athos
90 min walk • Lakkoskiti is the short form name of a small "monastic village" of not more than 15 "huts" consisting the idiorrhythmic "skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou".