Iberians Monastery (third in hierarchy) is located on the northeastern side of Athos peninsula on a small cove, located approximately 1.5 hours from Karyes.

It was founded in the 8th century as a monastery of Clementos, shortly after Megali Lavra and Vatopedi.

Prominent in the royal court of Iberia, monk John Tournikios of Iberia (modern Georgia), in 980 along with a group of Georgian - Ibero- monks, derived from Megali Lavra, they expanded it and they shaped it into Lavra.

The present name was given in honor of its founders, since 1010. During the 10th and 11th century were incorporated into this many small monasteries, such as Kolovos, Prophet Elijah, Sisikos and others.
It suffered many attacks and disasters by pirates, but mainly by the Franks in 1259.
At the beginning of the fifteenth century, the monastery of Iberians was found in full economic collapse. But it recovered very quickly and, at the end of the same century, there were much more Greek monks, so that it turned into a Greek monastery.
Then, after the aid of Georgian and Romanian rulers and Ecumenical Patriarchs, it had a new heyday and during the 18th century it was already extremely wealthy.

In 1865, the entire monastery was burned and was rescued only Catholicon and the Library. But in a short time it was renovated.
The monastery of Iberians offered much in the national liberation struggle of 1821.

As a monastic complex, it is large and imposing. The entrance of Iberian monastery with the passageway is on the northern side. On the eastern part of the courtyard is Catholicon. Opposite are the large bell tower and then the temple on one side and the library building on the other.

The buildings of the courtyard are surrounded by the wards forming a quadrilateral, where are the monks' cells in levels, the administration offices, the tower, the guest house, the new Sacristy – icon - library and other auxiliary facilities.