Simonopetra, or the Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, stands on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

If you've ever wanted to visit Petra, here's all you need to know about planning a trip and its mythological history.

Here is a look at four of Simonos Petra's monks, and how they view Mount Athos: Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973.

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more than 1,000 years. The all-male autonomous community… ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more than 1,000 years.

Meet the Mount Athos monks living at Simonos Petra monastery in northern Greece Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more ...

Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more than 1,000 years.