Karyes
in Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, Greece
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Alexander the Great International Airport (49 mi) - Limnos Airport (57 mi)
- Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (69 mi)
- Skiathos Island National Airport (84 mi)
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Imroz Airport (86 mi) - Skiros Airport (90 mi)
- Dimokritos Airport (99 mi)
- Nea Anchialos Airport (105 mi)
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Plovdiv International Airport (129 mi) - Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (161 mi)
- Sofia Airport (174 mi)
- Mount Athos (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Pirin National Park (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 40.257 and 24.245 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 40° 15' 25" and E 24° 14' 41"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Modern Greek, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:32 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:59 am and 5:14 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Greece.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Greece. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Karyes
Karyes in Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain with it's 237 citizens is a city in Greece about 160 mi (or 257 km) north of Athens, the country's capital city.
Local time in Karyes is now 01:32 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Karyes, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Greece is Alexander the Great International Airport in a distance of 49 mi (or 80 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Greece is Mount Athos in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), North-West.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ierissos, Nikiti, Eleftheroupolis, Stavros and Thasos. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1030 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 5% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Passages through Paradise.a trip to mount Athos. japanese sub
パラダイスを介して通路。モンアトスへの旅行。 http://perasmata.wordpress.com/ Golden Knight Award, Moscow Golden Knight International Film Festival Opening film, Crecet...
Passages through Paradise.a trip to mount Athos. eng sub
http://perasmata.wordpress.com/ A view to the Byzantine art through the Greek Orthodox monasticism. Hymns and art make us understand the greatness of Byzantine culture. A trip to Mount Athos...
Protaton (Karyes of Agion Oros), October 1979, Extract from Liturgy
Απόσπασμα Λειτουργίας στο Πρωτάτο (Καρυές Αγίου Όρους), Οκτώβριος 1979, με το παλιό αγιορείτικο τυπικό. "Kάθε...
Karyes immagini della città
Il Vice Presidente dell'Assemblea Europea di Sicurezza e di Difesa della UEO (Unione dell'Europa Occidentale) visita, con una delegazione, il Monte Athos. Qui nella Capitale, Karyes.
Περάσματα απ΄τον Παράδεισο. Ένα ταξίδι στο Άγιον Όρος.
Περάσματα απ΄τον Παράδεισο. Ένα ταξίδι στο Άγιον Όρος http://perasmata.wordpress.com/ A view to the Byzantine art through the Greek Orthodox monasticis...
Отрывки из Рая. Поездка на Святую гору Афон. rus subs
http://perasmata.wordpress.com/ A view to the Byzantine art through the Greek Orthodox monasticism. Hymns and art make us understand the greatness of Byzantine culture. A trip to Mount Athos...
Sfântul Munte Athos
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Αγιον Ορος - Καρυές - Καταρράκτης
Αγιον Ορος - Καρυές - Κελί Αγίου Γεωργίου (Μοναχός Μελίτων) Καταρράκτης.
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Stichero prosomoio, Mode plagal iv [subs cc]
Στιχηρό Προσόμοιο Δεσποτικό, Ήχος πλ. δ' Stichero prosomoio, Plagal fourth tone Ὧ πῶς διάγω ἀμέριμνος, τὸν τῆς ζωῆς μου...
Vespers service at Simonopetra Monastery, 1980
Από ένα παλιό ντοκιμαντέρ για το άγιον όρος. Στο μοναστήρι της Σιμωνόπετρας. http://www.analogion.com/forum/showpost.php?p=67490&po...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
Iviron monastery
Holy Monastery of Iviron is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery was built by Georgians under the supervision of two Georgian monks, John the Iberian and Tornikios between 980-983 AD and housed Georgian clergy and priests. The monastery ranks third in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.
Koutloumousiou monastery
Koutloumousiou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery ranks sixth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery was raised with the help of voivodes Nicolae Alexandru and Vladislav Vlaicu from Wallachia. Among the treasures of the monastery is the purported largest relic of the True Cross. The library of monastery contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books. It has 20 working monks.
Pantokratoros monastery
Pantokratoros monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the north-eastern side of the Athos peninsula, and dedicated to the Transfiguration of Our Lord. The monastery ranks seventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. It was founded in 1363 by the stratopedarches Alexios and the primikerios John. The library housed c. 350 manuscripts, and 3,500 printed books. The Monastery's documents are written in Greek and Turkish.
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.
Stavronikita monastery
Stavronikita monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is built on top of a rock near the sea near the middle of the eastern shore of the Athonite peninsula, located between the monasteries of Iviron and Pantokratoros. The site where the monastery is built was first used by Athonite monks as early as the 10th century.
Karyes (Athos)
Karyes is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is the seat of the clerical and secular administration of the Athonite monastic state. The 2001 Greek census reported a population of 233 inhabitants. It is the largest settlement in Mount Athos. The major church at Karyes is the Protaton, which is the church of the Protos, or president of the monastic community.
Agiou Panteleimonos monastery
St. Panteleimon (Pantaleon's) Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery built on the southwest side of the peninsula of Mt. Athos in Greece. It is the largest of the many monasteries on the peninsula, in terms of physical size, though not in population.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Karyes.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Karyaes, Kariaí, Καρυές, Karyes
