Ákra Koultsoú
Ákra Koultsoú is a cape in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Ákra Koultsoú is situated nearby to the religious locality Vatopedi, as well as near the locality Skiti Agiou Dimitriou.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vatopedi monastery and Bogoroditsa Skete.
Vatopedi monastery
Monastery
Photo: Asgozzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery was expanded several times during its history, particularly during the Byzantine period and in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Bogoroditsa Skete
Church
Bogoroditsa is a skete of the Agiou Panteleimonos monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos, Greece. It is inhabited by Bulgarian monks and it follows the coenobitic way of monastic life. Bogoroditsa Skete is situated 3½ km southeast of Ákra Koultsoú.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skete of Prophet Elijah and Kapsala.
Skete of Prophet Elijah
Locality
Photo: Misa.stefanovic.07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Skete of Prophet Elijah is a cenobitic skete of Pantokratoros monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. It was founded in 1759 by Paisius Velichkovsky, a Ukrainian monk from Poltava. Skete of Prophet Elijah is situated 5 km southeast of Ákra Koultsoú.
Kapsala
Locality
Kapsala is a settlement in Mount Athos, Greece. Kapsala is situated 6 km southeast of Ákra Koultsoú.
Skete of Saint Andrew
Hamlet
Photo: Саша Шљукић, CC BY 3.0.
The Skete of Saint Andrew, also the Skete of Apostle Andrew and Great Anthony or Skiti Agiou Andrea in Karyes is a monastic institution on Mount Athos. It is a dependency of Vatopedi Monastery and is the site of the Athonias Ecclesiastical Academy. Skete of Saint Andrew is situated 7 km south of Ákra Koultsoú.
Ákra Koultsoú
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Akra Koultsou”, “Ákra Vatopedhíou”, “Cape Vatopede”, and “Paida Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.31884° or 40° 19′ 8″ northLongitude
24.21571° or 24° 12′ 57″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8GG68698+G7GeoNames ID
735580
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