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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 Agios Pavlos, 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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All
the icons are hand painted by the monks of Agios Pavlos. They use
traditional techniques handed down through the ages from Byzantine
times. Pigments are made out of natural products, the yellow is made
from the yoke of the egg, etc.
These icons should be seen as works of art, to be treasured, venerated and handed down through the generations. |
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Mount Athos is renound
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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