Ákra Koultsoú
Ákra Koultsoú is a cape in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Ákra Koultsoú is situated nearby to the locality Vatopedi monastery, as well as near Skiti Agiou Dimitriou.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bogoroditsa Skete.
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 Vatopedi monastery and Zograf Monastery.
Vatopedi monastery
Locality
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.
Zograf Monastery
Locality
Photo: Georgid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint George the Zograf Monastery or Zograf Monastery is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in the North Aegean region of Greece. Zograf Monastery is situated 5 km west of Ákra Koultsoú.
Skete of Prophet Elijah
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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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