The all-male autonomous community, known in Greek as Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, is no stranger to non-Greeks.

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls ...

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 ...

Petra flourished as spice routes developed that ... The monastery was located on the mountain called, in Arabic, Jebel Haroun—Mount Aaron—said to be the resting place of Moses’ brother.

Travel is often about experiencing new places, cultures and histories. But some destinations take you deeper into history ...

Here is a look at four of Simonos Petra's monks, and how they view Mount Athos: Archimandrite Eliseos, 74: Greek Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973.

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Here is a look at four of Simonos Petra's monks, and how they view Mount Athos: Archimandrite Eliseos, 74: Greek Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973.

Father Serafeim prays in the ossuary of Simonopetra, or the Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous ...