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Monoxilitis
is the shop where you will find the best of arts, crafts and
produce of Mount Athos. Are you looking for real hand painted icons? Are
you looking for quality crafts from Mount Athos? You found it at
Monoxilitis. Situated at the ground floor of the Hotel Xenios Zeus, it aspires to bring you the best of Mount Athos. All the items are produced by the monks of the monastery of St. Paul, using traditional methods. You will find everything that Mount Athos is famous for. Not only the hand painted icons, the wood carvings and silverware but also the sought after Monoxilitis wine, the famous organic Mount Athos honey and olive oil, herbs from the herb gardens of the monastery and many other items, all of them produced by the monks and organically sourced. |
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The overall ambience of the shop has been designed to complement the products it sells and present them in their best light. These are not mass produced artefacts, the are something special, worth while mementoes to be treasured. Even the smaller and most inexpensive items are a delight to acquire, something to remember Ouranoupolis and Mount Athos. |
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Icons are
an integral part of the Orthodox faith and they always had a
deep spiritual significance. They are more than paintings,
they are considered the "Windows to Heaven". They provide
the focal point for our prayer, helping us connect with God.
All our icons are hand painted by monks on Mount Athos. They use
traditional techniques, handed down through the ages from Byzantine
times. Pigments are made out of natural products, egg tempera, gold
gilding or gold leaf on a seasoned wood panel.
These icons should be seen as works of art, heirlooms to be treasured, venerated and handed down through the generations. You can commission your own hand-painted Byzantine icon from Mount Athos of your name-day saint, Lord Jesus, the Virgin May or the Archangels.
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Mount Athos is renown
for the quality of its wines. Those produced in the vineyards of
Monoxilitis are by far the best known and sought after. All the wines in the shop are organically produced by the monks in the secluded vineyards of Agios Paulos, without the use of pesticides and fertilisers. |
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