Agios Nilos

Agios Nilos is the name of an area of that belongs to the Monastery of . 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: place in Mount Athos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Agios Neilos”, “Agios Nilos, Mount Athos”, and “Saint Nilos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Agia Triada and Prodromos.

Church
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kafsokalyvia is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete located on . It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites, a 14th-century Christian hermit.

Church
Photo: Adriatikus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Skete of is a cenobitic skete belonging to the Great Lavra Monastery. It is located in the southeastern extremity of , near the cave of Athanasios the Athonite. is situated 3 km northeast of Agios Nilos.

Church
The Hermitage of Agios Vasileios, also sometimes referred to as the Skete of St. Basil, is an Orthodox skete on . The peak of Karmilio Oros lies directly to the northeast of the Skete of St. is situated 4 km west of Agios Nilos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerasia and Vigla, Mount Athos.

Hamlet
Photo: Florificapis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a settlement in . 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. is situated 3 km west of Agios Nilos.

Locality
Vigla is a settlement in . It is located at the southeastern edge of the Athos peninsula. The settlement of Vigla on the southeastern tip of the Athonite peninsula is not to be confused with Megali Vigla, a 510 metre-high peak within the Mount Athos monastic territory that is less than 1.5 km from the border with Greece. is situated 3 km east of Agios Nilos.

Locality
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
The Monastery of is the first monastery built on , on the Athos peninsula in geographical , northeastern . It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of 160 metres. is situated 5 km northeast of Agios Nilos.

Agios Nilos

Latitude
40.13249° or 40° 7′ 57″ north
Longitude
24.35441° or 24° 21′ 16″ east
Open location code
8GG649J3+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6611665160
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q12872171
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In Other Languages

From Greek to Romanian—“Agios Nilos” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Άγιος Νείλος (Άγιο Όρος)”
  • Greek: “Άγιος Νείλος”
  • Romanian: “Sfântul Nil”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Agios Nilos and Agios Nilos Cave.

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