Mount Athos

Mount Athos is a rocky mountain of about 2,033 m at the tip of the Athos peninsula in northern Greece. The peninsula is an autonomous monastic community with twenty monasteries and has been a centre of Orthodox Christian life for more than a thousand years. Visitors need a permit, and footpaths link the monasteries and lead to the summit.

Elevation

2,033 m

Coordinates

40.1583° N, 24.3272° E