Mylopotamos, Mount Athos
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Mylopotamos
Μυλοπόταμος | |
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Settlement | |
 View of Mylopotamos | |
  Mylopotamos | |
| Coordinates: 40°14′16″N 24°18′10″E / 40.23778°N 24.30278°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Mount Athos |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mylopotamos (Greek: Μυλοπόταμος) is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is located just to the northwest of the arsanas (harbor) of Filotheou Monastery.[1] The seat of Mylopotamos is known as the kathisma of Agios Efstathios.
Mylopotamos, a dependency of the Monastery of Great Lavra, is known for its winery and vineyards.[2]
In 1990, Father Epiphanios of Mylopotamos bought Mylopotamos area from the Monastery of Great Lavra for 2 million drachma, or about 6,000 euros.[3] Epiphanios revived Mylopotamos, which was dilapidated when he arrived there in 1990, and made it well-known across the world as a center of Athonite cooking and gastronomy.[4]
