One thing you want to be sure to add to your itinerary is visiting the ancient Greek monasteries. Here are the top 10 ...
The sun dips low over the rugged cliffs of Meteora, casting golden hues across monasteries perched impossibly atop stone ...
Many monks engage in farming, manuscript preservation, and iconography—continuing traditions that date back centuries. Access to Mount Athos is highly controlled, with only 100 Orthodox and 10 ...
Ilja, Kirill's spiritual father, had been awarded the highest monastic title, that of ‘archimandrite with the skhima’, a ...
St. Gregory Palamas lived in Greece in the 14th century. The Byzantine Emperor himself helped raise and educate St. Gregory, but the saint left the court to become a humble ...
For two millennia, UNESCO City of Gastronomy Thessaloniki has been celebrated for its food culture, with flavours imported ...
Traveling as a woman can be quite the adventure, especially when some destinations have gender-based access restrictions. Let ...
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni included—came out to publicly support the museum’s stand. Four days later the artworks were ...
when SV1GA/A broke the silence and Mt. Athos was on the air from the monastic community in Greece. While the dedicated religious community of some 2000 monks in twenty monasteries, Month Athos is now ...