Prodromos, Mount Athos

Name: Prodromos
Address: Mount Athos, Greece

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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. Its name, Prodromos, is the Greek for "The Forerunner", a cognomen of St. John the Baptist. ()

Local name: Σκήτη Τιμίου Προδρόμου Μεγίστης Λαύρας Coordinates: 40°8'36"N, 24°23'5"E

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Prodromos – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Lavra, Karakallou Monastery, Agiou Pavlou monastery, New Skete.

1.9 miN
Monastery
Great Lavra
50 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...
6.8 miNW
Monastery
Karakallou Monastery
175 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.
5.2 miW
Monastery
Agiou Pavlou monastery
132 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...
5.1 miW
Monastery
New Skete, Mount Athos
129 min walk • The Nea Skete or New Skete is a skete of the Agiou Pavlou monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos. It lies on the sea shore between the Agiou Pavlou monastery and the Skete of Saint Anne. and was founded in the 18th century.
4.7 miW
Monastery
Skete of Saint Anne, Mount Athos
119 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.
4.9 miNW
Monastery
Lakkoskiti, Mount Athos
125 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".

Prodromos, Mount Athos

Facts and practical information

Prodromos – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Great Lavra

Karakallou Monastery

Agiou Pavlou monastery

New Skete, Mount Athos

Skete of Saint Anne, Mount Athos

Lakkoskiti, Mount Athos