Karyes, Mount Athos
Karyes
Καρυές | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
The main street in Karyes | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′26″N 24°14′45″E / 40.25722°N 24.24583°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Monastic community of Mount Athos |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 135 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Karyes (Greek: Καρυές) is a settlement in Mount Athos of the Athonite monastic community. The 2021 Greek census reported a population of 135 inhabitants. It is the largest settlement in Mount Athos.
The major church at Karyes is the Protaton, which is the church of the Protos, or president of the monastic community. The famed Axion Estin icon is kept at the Protaton. Each of the twenty monasteries of Mount Athos also has a konaki, or representative's residence, at Karyes.
Koutloumousiou Monastery is located just a few hundred meters to the south of the town center of Karyes.