IMM VATOPEDI "harbor vieuw" Traditional Cache
IMM VATOPEDI "harbor vieuw"
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To obtain a Diamonitirion (Athos visa) you first must to contact the Holy Executive of the Holy Mountain Pilgrims bureau in Thessaloniki.There are several monasteries where you can arrange sleeping facilities. The best for this trip is to take de boot to Dafni and arrange your transport to the monastery. Vatopedi monastery is hierarchically te 2de of the 20 monasteries on Mount Athos. It wasbuild in the late 10th century by tree monks. This monastery is a big monumental compound , enclosed by tall wall, and its buildings are organized in a triangular shape. In the central church , one may see the only walled mosaics found on Mount Athos, whereas its frescoes painted in 1312 , are one of the most notable monumental ensemble of the palaeologian renaissance. Part of the frescoes are attributed to the Thessalonian Manuel Paselenos. Have a nice trip and visit.
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