Two-day Pilgrimage Tour to Mount Athos

A two-day pilgrimage tour to Mount Athos will allow you to visit the most important monasteries of the Holy Mountain in a short period of time. We will visit the capital of Athos, Karyes, where in the temple of Protaton we will pray before the main icon of St. Athos, the Holy Theotokos "Axion Estin". We will visit St. Panteleimon Monastery, the monasteries of Koutloumousiou, Iviron, Karakallou, Pantokratoros, Stavronikita, and Vatopaidi.

Throughout the trip you will be accompanied by an experienced guide who will acquaint you with the history of the Holy Mountain, the life of the monks, as well as act as an interpreter in communication with the enlightened elders.

The two-day trip to Mount Athos will not take much time, yet it'll be an unforgettable journey: you will carry the memory of this holy place throughout your whole life.

For more than a thousand years there has been an unbreakable law in Mount Athos, according to which only men are allowed to set foot on the territory of the monastic republic. Women, unfortunately, cannot participate in the tour, but they can buy it as a gift for their loved ones. Women, however, can take a cruise along Mount Athos shores, where the monks of the Holy Mountain bring the miraculous icons and relics of the saints to the cruise ships.

Arrival

• Meeting at the airport. Transfer to Ouranoupoli
• Hotel accommodation. Leisure time

Day 1

• Meeting with the guide in Ouranoupoli
• Obtaining of Diamonitirions
• Departure to Athos by speedboat at 8:45 a.m.
• Arrival at the pier of St. Panteleimon Monastery

Car transfer to the monasteries:

• Karyes (Mount Athos capital) – "Axion Estin" Icon
• Visiting of the Apostle Andrew skete – The Head of the Apostle Andrew
• Vatopaidi – The Cincture of the Theotokos, the Head of St. John Chrysostom, 7 miraculous icons, including "Joy and Comfort" and "Pantanassa" known for helping cancer patients
• Iviron – the Iviron icon of the Mother of God – spring of the Iviron icon of the Mother of God
• Filotheou – The miraculous icons of Glykophilousa ("Tenderness", or "Sweet Kissing")
• Evening prayer service, meal. Overnight stay in Filotheou monastery

Day 2

After the morning prayer and meal, pilgrimage to monasteries:

• Karakallou – Nameless icon of the Mother of God, the miraculous icon of Peter and Paul, and St. Martyr Gedeon known for helping cancer patients
• Pantokratoros – Miraculous icon of Herondissa ("Eldress")
• Stavronikita – the Icon of Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra
• Skete of the Prophet Elijah – The Theotokos of Tikhvin
• St. Panteleimon Monastery – the Icon and Head of Panteleimon the Healer and many other relics
• Departure to Ouranoupoli by ferryboat
• Transfer to the airport or to Thessaloniki

Please note that the pilgrimage center reserves the right to change the sequence of visits and the list of monasteries due to weather, transportation and other reasons beyond our control.