GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MOUNT ATHOS


General information about how Mount Athos operates

Administration of the Holy Mountain

Status and the Legal Framework of Mount Athos

The History of the Monastery  Historical information on the founding of the monastery.


PHOTOS: Current and Historical from Esphigmenou Monastery

 


 

Article about a tourist's visit to Mt. Athos:

 

OF MONKS AND MEN
Mount Athos, Greece, is a world unto itself -- with no females allowed -- that runs pretty much the way it did during the days of the Byzantine Empire

by Neil Averitt, Special to The San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, October 8, 2006