Mylopotamos Tower
Mylopotamos Tower is a building in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Mylopotamos Tower is situated nearby to the church Ιερό Κάθισμα Αγίου Ευσταθίου, as well as near Γλυκοφιλούσα.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iviron monastery and Karakallou Monastery.
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 1½ km northwest of Mylopotamos Tower.
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 2 km south of Mylopotamos Tower.
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 3 km southeast of Mylopotamos Tower.
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 4 km northwest of Mylopotamos Tower.
Mylopotamos Tower
- Type: Building
- Description: central building of Kathisma of Agios Efstathios, Mount Athos
- Category: tower
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.23876° or 40° 14′ 20″ northLongitude
24.30205° or 24° 18′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8GG668Q2+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 538062253OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q108612370
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Greek—“Mylopotamos Tower” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Милопотамска кула”
- Greek: “Πύργος Μυλοποτάμου”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ιερό Κάθισμα Αγίου Ευσταθίου and Γλυκοφιλούσα.
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