New Athos Monastery
New Athos or Simon Canonite monastery was founded the 19 th century by Russian monks from the well-known monastery standing on the Holy Mount Athos in Greece. Read more...
St. Simon Canonite Temple
Simon Canonite – one of Jesus Christ's Apostles – came with the first Christian sermons there in the 1 st century AD. According to the Bible the angry local residents killed the righteous person with stones. Long before the monks came there with that legend the temple was built on the site of Simon burial. This temple is one of the oldest active ones in New Athos. Read more...
St . Simon Canonite Cave
Next to St. Simon Canonite Temple there is a cave where he lived and prayed during his last years. The cave is a natural recession in rock (Psyrtskhi Gorge). Read more...
New Athos Cave
The second most important and popular tourist attraction after the Christian relics is the underground New Athos Cave . This miracle created by the nature was found in 1961. Read more...
Anakopijsky fortress
On the top of Mount Iberia (345 m above the sea level) lies in ruins Anakopia fortress and the ancient temple. Constructed in the 2 nd 4 th centuries Anakopia fortress has another date of birth - the 7 th – 8 th century when the fortress was thoroughly reinforced. Read more...
Stalin's Dacha
The dacha of the Kremlin Highlander is located near New Athos monastery. It was built for him in 1946-1947 on the place where the house of Father Superior was. Read more...
Mount Iberia (Anakopia)
Mount Iberia is sometimes compared with a guardian angel of New Athos. Its height is 345 m. It is located on the right bank of the Psyrtskhi. Long time ago life in New Athos started from this amazing mountain. Read more...
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