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Mount Athos · Stop 6 · Day 2
Hilandar Monastery
57 m above sea level
Tradition
Founded in 1198 by St Sava and his father St Simeon, it is the Serbian monastery of Athos. Pilgrims venerate the icon of the Three-Handed Mother of God.
Here today
A monastery in a green valley in the north; much of it has been restored since the fire of 2004.
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Land outlines: Natural Earth (public domain).