Kapsala is located between
Pantokratoros and
Stavronikita monasteries. It can be reached from the road that goes to Pantokrator from
Karyes. Kapsala can be divided into upper Kapsala (administered by Pantokratoros Monastery), located by the central dividing ridge of the
Athonite peninsula, and lower Kapsala, located by the eastern coastline of the peninsula. The less inhabited parts of lower Kapsala are administered by Stavronikita monastery. ==Demographics==