convent of Kesariani
The Kaisariani Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery built on the north side of Mount Hymettus, near Athens, Greece.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: Byzantine monastery
- Also known as: “Kaisariani monastery”, “Kaisariani Monastery”, “Mone Kaisarianes”, and “Moni Kaisarianis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Imitos‘ Aesthetic Forest and Tower of Anthussa - Ymittos.
Imitos‘ Aesthetic Forest
Protected area
Photo: KritonK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Imitos‘ Aesthetic Forest is a protected area, which is situated 350 metres southwest of convent of Kesariani.
Tower of Anthussa - Ymittos
Castle
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tower of Anthussa - Ymittos is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of convent of Kesariani.
Municipality of Athens
Park
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. Municipality of Athens is situated 3½ km northwest of convent of Kesariani.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kareas and Zografos.
Kareas
Neighborhood
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kareas is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southwest of convent of Kesariani.
Zografos
Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zografou is a suburban town of approximately 70,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It was named after the Greek politician Ioannis Zografos. Zografos is situated 3 km northwest of convent of Kesariani.
Kaisariani
Suburb
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaisariani is a suburban town and a municipality in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration in Greece. Kaisariani is situated 3½ km west of convent of Kesariani.
convent of Kesariani
- Categories: monastery, tourism, historic site, and religious organization
- Location: Kaisariani, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.96078° or 37° 57′ 39″ northLongitude
23.79849° or 23° 47′ 55″ eastElevation
364 metres (1,194 feet)Open location code
8G95XQ6X+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 491587598OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxGeoNames ID
6947707Wikidata ID
Q1168003
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“convent of Kesariani” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կեսարիանի վանք”
- Bulgarian: “Кесариански манастир”
- Finnish: “Kaisarianín luostari”
- French: “monastère de Kaisariani”
- French: “Monastère de Kaisariani”
- French: “Monastère de Kaisarianí”
- German: “Kloster Kesariani”
- Greek: “Μονή Καισαριανής”
- Italian: “Monastero di Kaisarianī”
- Italian: “monastero di Kesariani”
- Italian: “monastero di Kessariani”
- Polish: “Klasztor Kesariani”
- Polish: “Klasztor Kiesariani”
- Russian: “Монастырь Кесариани”
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