A bill from a hotel in Odessa for a Russian Athos pilgrim – 1915
When visiting Mount Athos many monateries or sketes require an advance reservation if you want to stay there overnight. Currently these 13 places need a reservation:
- Vatopedi
- Iviron
- Karakalou
- Koutloumousiou
- Pantokratoros
- Xenophontos
- Xeropotamou
- Simonopetra
- Grigoriou
- Stavronikita
- Panteleimonos
- St Anne’s
- Nea Skete
- A letter from Roussikon – 19??
- A night at the winery of Mylopotamos of Father Epifanos also needs a reservation: this will cost you € 50,00, including diner and wine.
- Until recently non-orthodox pilgrims were not allowed to sleep at Skiti Prof. Eliou, in September 2013 I will try to find out if this is still the case.
- The Friends of Mount Athos-site helps you with a bilingual PDF-reservation request, to be downloaded/seen here.
- Do not try to call on Sundays or great holidays (look here for the telephone numbers).
- A leaflet or Dipiscia (?)= summary, to order you prayers, of Bogoroditsa: compare it with the one I found in Timiou Stavrou kellion.
- Wim, 7/5
