Agios Nilos Cave
Agios Nilos Cave is a cave in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Agios Nilos Cave is situated nearby to the hamlet Kerasia, as well as near the locality Vigla, Mount Athos.- Type: Cave
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Address: Άγιο Όρος
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Agia Triada and Prodromos.
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 1 km west of Agios Nilos Cave.
Prodromos
Church
Photo: Adriatikus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Skete of Prodromos is a Romanian cenobitic skete belonging to the Great Lavra Monastery. It is located in the southeastern extremity of Mount Athos, near the cave of Athanasios the Athonite. Prodromos is situated 3 km northeast of Agios Nilos Cave.
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. Hermitage of Saint Basil is situated 4 km west of Agios Nilos Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Nilos and Kerasia.
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.
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. Kerasia is situated 3 km west of Agios Nilos Cave.
Vigla, Mount Athos
Locality
Vigla is a settlement in Mount Athos. 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. Vigla, Mount Athos is situated 3½ km east of Agios Nilos Cave.
Agios Nilos Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.13109° or 40° 7′ 52″ northLongitude
24.35305° or 24° 21′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8GG649J3+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 960328252OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Romanian—“Agios Nilos Cave” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Σπήλαιο Αγίου Νείλου”
- Romanian: “Peștera Sfântului Nil”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Agios Nilos and Schitul Prodromu.
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