World Heritage Identification Number: 454
World Heritage since: 1988
Category: Mixed Cultural Heritage and Natural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇬🇷 Greece
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Mount Athos: A Holy Mountain of Orthodox Spirituality
Mount Athos, officially known as the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, is a unique and sacred destination located on the Athos Peninsula in northeastern Greece. This rugged and picturesque mountain range, with its dramatic cliffs plunging into the Aegean Sea, has been a sanctuary of Orthodox Christian monasticism since the 10th century. In recognition of its historical, cultural, and religious significance, Mount Athos was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
An Orthodox spiritual centre since 1054, Mount Athos has enjoyed an autonomous statute since Byzantine times. The 'Holy Mountain', which is forbidden to women and children, is also a recognized artistic site. The layout of the monasteries (about 20 of which are presently inhabited by some 1,400 monks) had an influence as far afield as Russia, and its school of painting influenced the history of Orthodox art.
Encyclopedia Record: Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece directly on the Aegean Sea. It is an important center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.Additional Site Details
Area: 33,042.3 hectares
(ii) — Significant interchange of human values
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
(v) — Outstanding example of traditional human settlement
(vi) — Directly associated with events or living traditions
(vii) — Contains superlative natural phenomena or beauty
Coordinates: 40.26667 , 24.21667
