Vatopedi

Greece

Vatopedi, Greece
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May to October
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One of the largest and oldest monasteries on Mount Athos, founded in the 10th century. Its treasury holds revered relics and Byzantine manuscripts, and its katholikon is decorated with fine medieval frescoes and mosaics.

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