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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Mount Athos is about 85 km south of Kavala. The nearest other World Heritage site is Philippi, about 95 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Kavala · about 59,000 peopleabout 85 km north
  • Xanthi · about 51,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
  • Seres · about 56,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
  • Thessaloniki · about 828,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
  • Komatini · about 46,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
  • Volos · about 111,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
Mount AthosThessalonikiLarissaVolosÇanakkaleKavalaSeresKateriniAlexandroupoliXanthiKomatiniMitiliniPhilippiThessaloniki MonumentsTroyThe wider area of Mount OlympusAigaiMeteora100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Mount Athos and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesPhilippi1Thessaloniki Monuments2Troy3The wider area of Mount Olympus4Aigai5Mount Athos
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.
03
Troy

TürkiyeCultural164 km away

05
Aigai

GreeceCultural174 km away

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