Filotheou
Filotheou is a station in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Filotheou is situated nearby to the church Γλυκοφιλούσα, as well as near Ιερό Κάθισμα Αγίου Ευσταθίου.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karakallou Monastery and Iviron monastery.
Karakallou Monastery
Monastery
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The Karakallou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the south-eastern side of the peninsula and ranks eleventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. Karakallou Monastery is situated 1¼ km south of Filotheou.
Iviron monastery
Monastery
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The Monastery of Iviron is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece. The monastery was founded by two Georgian monks, John the Iberian and John Tornike, between AD 980–983. Iviron monastery is situated 2½ km northwest of Filotheou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Philotheou monastery and Provata.
Philotheou monastery
Locality
Photo: Στάθης Κουτσιαύτης, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Philotheou or Filotheou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the north-eastern side of the peninsula.
Provata
Locality
Provata is an area of Mount Athos that belongs to the Monastery of Great Lavra. It is close to the Monastery of Karakallou. This is where many people place the Skete of Glossia, which flourished in the 14th century. Provata is situated 2½ km southeast of Filotheou.
Stavronikita monastery
Locality
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Stavronikita Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is built on top of a rock near the sea near the middle of the eastern shore of the Athonite Peninsula, located between the monasteries of Iviron and Pantokratoros. Stavronikita monastery is situated 4½ km northwest of Filotheou.
Filotheou
- Type: Station
- Categories: passenger ship terminal and transportation
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.23387° or 40° 14′ 2″ northLongitude
24.30702° or 24° 18′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8GG668M4+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 6612948397OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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