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Bookmark or Share- Mount Athos | Greece, Map, History, Population, & FactsMount Athos, mountain in northern Greece, site of a semiautonomous republic of Greek Orthodox monks inhabiting 20 monasteries and dependencies (skítes), some of which are larger than the parent monasteries. It occupies the easternmost of the three promontories of the Chalcidice (Khalkidhikí)
- Mount Athos - HomeMount Athos - Home. Digital Pilgrimages. Browse the Digital Pilgrimages of five Monasteries and discover their history through the narratives and audiovisual content. St. Maximus the Greek. Discover St. Maximus' life and pastoral work through a digital book. Browse. Video Library. Discover Mount Athos through the video gallery Discover.
- Mount Athos – Travel guide at WikivoyageMount Athos (Άγιο Όρος Ayio Oros, classically Ἅγιον Ὄρος Agion Oros) is a mountain and a peninsula in Macedonia, northern Greece and a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Understand [ edit] Mount Athos. This 390-km² peninsula houses some 2,000 monks in 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries, and 400 other men who work in the monasteries.
- Mount Athos - New World EncyclopediaMount Athos ( Greek: Όρος Άθως) a mountain in Macedonia, northern Greece, also called in Greek Άγιον Όρος ( Ayion Oros or Agion Oros) "Holy Mountain." Its area is 130 square miles (336 square km). Mount Athos is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a semi-autonomous, self-governing monastic state within Greece.
- Mount Athos - UNESCO World Heritage CentreAn Orthodox spiritual centre since the 10th century, Mount Athos has enjoyed a self-administered status since Byzantine times. Its first constitution was signed in 972 by the emperor John I Tzimiskes. The 'Holy Mountain', which is forbidden to women and children, is also a recognized artistic site. The layout of the monasteries (which are ...
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