Stavronikita Monastery

Greece / Ayion Oros / Kariai /
 church, mountain, 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 northeast 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.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavronikita_monastery
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Coordinates:   40°16'3"N   24°16'37"E
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