Athos Tourist Information
Some 38 kilometers east of Poligiros and after a trip up the slopes of Mt. Cholomondas, through forests, vineyards, vegetable patches and flower gardens or along sandy beaches, one comes first to picturesque Arnea, followed by Stagira, Aristotle’s birthplace, lerissos by the sea, and Nea Roda before arriving at Tripiti. Opposite lies the emerald islet of Amouliani.
From here the road descends to Ouranoupoli. Men wishing to visit Mt. Athos can board a caique either at Ouranoupoli or Tripiti for Dafni, and from there proceed by road to Karies, the capital of Athos. This is the site of the peninsula’s oldest church, the Protatos (10th century), which is decorated with frescoes by Manouil Panselinos, the last great painter of the Macedonian School of Byzantine art.
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