Hilandar
A Serbian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, founded in 1198 by Stefan Nemanja and his son Saint Sava. It holds a notable library of manuscripts and is among the twenty ruling monasteries of the peninsula.
- Where
- Mount Athos, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 40.3399, 24.1209
Get the Hilandar stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hilandar. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Mount Athos volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hilandar
Mount Athos 27 km
A peninsula in northern Greece that holds a self governed community of twenty Orthodox monasteries, active for more than a thousand years. Only men may enter, with a permit, and it is a UNESCO site.
Thasos 60 km
The northernmost large Greek island, green with pines and olive trees and ringed by beaches with white marble pebbles. The main town of Limenas has an ancient agora, a theatre and a harbour, and Thasian marble was exported widely.
Philippi 76 km
An ancient city founded by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC, near modern Kavala. It has a theatre, a forum and early Christian basilicas, and it is where St Paul preached in Europe. It is a UNESCO site.
Petralona Cave 82 km
A karst cave 300 metres above sea level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, about 35 km southeast of Thessaloniki. A fossil skull found here in 1960 is among the oldest human remains in Europe.
Arch of Galerius and Rotunda 104 km
A Roman triumphal arch from about 300 AD and a nearby domed Rotunda, both built under the emperor Galerius. The Rotunda was later a church and then a mosque, and both stand on Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki.
White Tower of Thessaloniki 104 km
A monument and museum on the waterfront of Thessaloniki, the city's best known landmark. The present tower likely replaced a Byzantine fortification, and it is thought to date from the 15th century under Ottoman rule.
Basilica of Agios Dimitrios, Thessaloniki 105 km
The largest church in Thessaloniki, dedicated to the city's patron saint and first built in the 5th century. It was rebuilt after a fire in 1917 and has fine early Christian mosaics, and is a UNESCO site.
Lemnos 107 km
A flat volcanic island in the northern Aegean with wide sandy beaches and a desert like dune area near Gomati. The town of Myrina is guarded by a Byzantine and Venetian castle on a headland.
Questions
Where is Hilandar?
Hilandar is in Mount Athos, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mount Athos (27 km), Thasos (60 km), Philippi (76 km).
How do I get the Hilandar stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hilandar and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Mount Athos volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hilandar before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Mount Athos volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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