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Money and Shopping in Mount Athos
Money and Shopping in Mount Athos
"Souvenirs" are mostly of religious nature. Shops are available at Dafni, Karyes and some monasteries. The following is an incomplete list of items you may buy to take with you:
Icons (all prices and sizes)
Prayer ropes (known as komboskini in Greek or chotki in Russian)
Books about lives of the Saints
Frankincense
CDs or cassettes of monastic choirs (the most renowned from the Holy Mountain being the one from Simonos Petras)
Walking sticks (engraved with Mount Athos emblem)
Wine produced at Athos' vineyards
If you happen to buy prayer ropes or icons, don't miss the oportunity of having them blessed with a monastery's holy relics!
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