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Boat mount athos. The ship heads to the southwestern part of Mount Athos peninsula. By boat to the holy Mount Athos A boat tour along the Greek peninsula of Athos with its mountain of the same name. The only way to get to Mount Athos is by the sea assuming that the visitors are already in Halkidiki.

If not you need to go to Ouranoupolis since most boats depart from this part of Halkidiki although some leave from Ierissos too. Dohiarion Xenofon Panteleimon Gregorion Dionysios and Saint Paul. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the port of Dafni on Mount Athos Saturday to mark the 1000-year presence of Russian Orthodox monks at the hol.

The boat Agios Panteleimon reaches Mount Athos From Ouranoupolis there is another boat that sails to the eastern side and stops over at the monasteries of. The ship sails across the bay and then heads in a south-westerly direction along the most mysterious of the three peninsulas of Halkidiki. The monastery buildings are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Above all Athos is a World Heritage Site and self-governed state in the Hellenic Republic. Ouranoupoli is a divine landscape combining mountainous and sea beauties promising unforgettable holidays. Daily from the 1st of April until the 31st of Oct.

A video by DW viewer. Our cruise to Mount Athos departs with the boat sailing on the shores of Sithonia in the direction of Mount Athos. The cruise to Mount Athos departs from Ouranoupolis twice a day with the Captain Fotis boat of 300 seats.

If you cant go to Athos itself from Ouranopolis take one of the excursion boats that cruise around the peninsula tickets cost about 25. In 15 minutes reach the first Russian cloister and after sailing by unique beaches it arrives in the area of the first monastery Iera Moni Dochiariou and follows other 7 monasteries as well as the Holy Mounts central port Daphni and finally the cloisters small villages where groups of monks live in every house. Traditional ship cruise by the Monasteries of Mount Athos The cruise to Mount Athos departs from Ormos Panagias at 930 in the morning with the Saint George and Prophet Elias boats.