GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MOUNT ATHOS
Administration of the Holy Mountain
Status and the Legal Framework of Mount AthosThe 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