Akra Fonias
Akra Fonias is a point in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Akra Fonias is situated nearby to the hamlet Kerasia, as well as near the religious locality Skíti Agías Ánnis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hermitage of Saint Basil and Skiti Agia Anna.
Hermitage of Saint Basil
Church
The Hermitage of Agios Vasileios, also sometimes referred to as the Skete of St. Basil, is an Orthodox skete on Mount Athos. The peak of Karmilio Oros lies directly to the northeast of the Skete of St.
Skiti Agia Anna
Church
Photo: Gvasiliadis53, CC0.
The Skete of St Anne is a dependent idiorrhythmic skete, a monastic community attached to the more formalised Great Lavra in Mount Athos, Greece. It lies on the shore of the Aegean Sea about 800 metres from the New Skete. Skiti Agia Anna is situated 3 km northwest of Akra Fonias.
Agia Triada
Church
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kafsokalyvia is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete located on Mount Athos. It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites, a 14th-century Christian hermit. Agia Triada is situated 3 km northeast of Akra Fonias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kerasia and Agios Nilos.
Kerasia
Hamlet
Photo: Florificapis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kerasia is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is located at an elevation of 581 metres on the southwestern slopes of the main peak of Mount Athos. Located just to the east of Little St. Anne's Skete and Katounakia, it is inhabited by a few dozen monks.
Agios Nilos
Hamlet
Agios Nilos is the name of an area of Mount Athos that belongs to the Monastery of Great Lavra. It is located on the southeastern side of Mount Athos. It is named after Saint Nilos the Myrrh-streamer, who was a hermit in the cell of the Virgin Mary that now bears his name. Agios Nilos is situated 4 km northeast of Akra Fonias.
Agiou Pavlou monastery
Locality
Photo: Andreas Pettas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agiou Pavlou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos, located on the easternmost peninsula of Chalkidiki, Greece. Agiou Pavlou monastery is situated 5 km north of Akra Fonias.
Akra Fonias
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.11592° or 40° 6′ 57″ northLongitude
24.31244° or 24° 18′ 45″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8GG64886+9XGeoNames ID
11428225
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