1969 Mount Athos Greece Travel Poster, Stavronikita Monastery, Orthodox St Nicholas, travel tourism, holiday vacation, wall art decor

This is a charming Greek travel poster of the Stavronikita Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. It shows the beautiful coastline with the Eastern Orthodox monastery for St Nicholas perched on the edge of a cliff.
Dimensions: 39 in x 26.5 in (100 cm x 68 cm)
A travel poster printed in Athens 1969 by the Greek Tourist Board .
Condition: Note a long thin scratch on the left edge of the poster (see photos)

Stavronikita Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is built on top of a rock near the sea near the middle of the eastern shore of the Athonite Peninsula, located between the monasteries of Iviron and Pantokratoros. The site where the monastery is built was first used by Athonite monks as early as the 10th century. Stavronikita was the last to be officially consecrated as an Athonite monastery in 1536 and ranks fifteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries and currently has 30 to 40 monks.

Mount Athos is commonly referred to in Greek as the Agion Oros or 'Holy Mountain', Mount Athos has been inhabited since ancient times and is known for its long Christian presence and historical monastic traditions, which date back to at least AD 800 and the Byzantine era. Today, over 2,000 monks from Greece and many other countries, including Eastern Orthodox countries such as Romania, Moldova, Georgia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Russia, live an ascetic life in Athos, isolated from the rest of the world.

Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn or stained. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the vintage charm.

When framed these colourful and detailed posters, with vibrant colours can become a centre piece for any room, to remind us of a simpler time.

These posters are sent as unframed. They will be delivered in a cardboard tube for protection.

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