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Dafni in the region of Mount Athos is a place located in Greece - some 157 mi or ( 252 km ) North of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Dafni is now 10:44 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Volos, Athens, İzmir, Sofia, and Thessaloniki. When in this area, you might want to check out Volos . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Dafni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Vatopedi Monastery - Part 3
Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos ..
Vatopedi Monastery - Part 5
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My Trip to Mt. Athos
A compilation of pictures I took during my trip to Mt. Athos in Chalkidiki of Greece in fall of 2007 ..
Vatopedi Monastery - Part 7
Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dafni (Athos)
Dafni is a small settlement on Mount Athos. It is located on the southern coast of the Athonite peninsula between Xiropotamou Monastery and Simonopetra Monastery. It is used mainly as a port and an entry point to the Athonite monastic state, with daily ferries from the town of Ouranoupolis, Chalcidice. The 2001 Greek national census reported a population of 38 inhabitants.
Located at 40.21 24.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Xeropotamou Monastery
Xeropotamou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, in the middle side of peninsula. The monastery ranks eighth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. It was founded in the 10th century, and is dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. Xeropotamou houses numerous relics, the most prominent being the largest extant piece of the True Cross.
Located at 40.23 24.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Simonopetra monastery
Simonopetra Monastery, also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery.
Located at 40.19 24.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Xenophontos monastery
Xenophontos monastery is an Orthodox Christian monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It is built by the sea, standing on the western shore of the Athos peninsula. It was built in the tenth or eleventh century. The monastery is dedicated to St George and has 11 chapels inside and 6 outside. The monastery ranks sixteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The community has about 55 working monks. The library contains c. 300 manuscripts and 4000 printed books.
Located at 40.25 24.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Osiou Gregoriou monastery
Osiou Grigoriou (Gregory's) monastery (Greek: Μονή Οσίου Γρηγορίου) is an Orthodox Christian monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery ranks seventeenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is built by the sea, on the southeastern side of the peninsula. The monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. In 1990 the monastery had 71 working monks.
Located at 40.18 24.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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