Kerasia, Mount Athos

Kerasia
Κερασιά
Settlement
View of Kerasia, Mount Athos from Karmilio Oros (887 m)
View of Kerasia, Mount Athos from Karmilio Oros (887 m)
Kerasia is located in Greece
Kerasia
Kerasia
Coordinates: 40°07′48″N 24°19′03″E / 40.1300658305°N 24.3174622457°E / 40.1300658305; 24.3174622457
CountryGreece
Administrative regionMount Athos
Elevation
581 m (1,906 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kerasia (Greek: Κερασιά) is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is located at an elevation of 581 metres on the southwestern slopes of the main peak of Mount Athos.[1] Located just to the east of Little St. Anne's Skete and Katounakia,[2] it is inhabited by a few dozen monks.

  1. ^ "Κερασιά ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ, Δήμος ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ (Αυτοδιοίκητο)". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  2. ^ Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain. Filathonites. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.