Icon of the Mother of God "Skoroposlushnitsa" Day: where it is located

The icon of the Mother of God "Skoroposlushnitsa" is revered as one of the fastest in responding to a prayer request. Its ...
SFGate

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

2006-10-08 04:00:00 PDT Mount Athos, Greece-- Welcome to the Monastic Republic of Holy Mount Athos. Please set your calendar back a thousand years. Clocks here run on Byzantine time, which starts at ...
Greek Reporter

Pilgrims Flock to Greece’s Mount Athos, Seeking Peace Amid a Turbulent World in 2025

Visitor numbers on Greece's Mount Athos hit new records in 2025, raising concerns over overcrowding and loss of spiritual ...
Slate

Mount Athos: The Gorgeous Greek Peninsula Where Women Are Banned

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. On a mist-shrouded peninsula east of Thessaloniki is a place where time has stalled and ...
The Denver Post

In Mt. Athos, Byzantine Empire lingers

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — Brother Job twists and jiggles the big brass key and eases open the charnel house door. My eyes struggle in the dimness, and I blink in disbelief, confirming what I think I’m ...
UNESCO

Mount Athos

While consolidation, cleaning and restoration efforts following the 4 March 2004 fire at the Chilandar Monastery move forwards and road development on the Mount Athos peninsula has finished, the lack ...
CBS News

Behind-the-scenes travelogue to holy Mt. Athos

"60 Minutes" producer Michael Karzis is the perfect tour guide to take you behind the scenes on the show's Mt. Athos story. Karzis is the son of Greek immigrants and he speaks Greek. Those things ...
UNESCO

Mount Athos

An Orthodox spiritual centre since 1054, Mount Athos has enjoyed an autonomous statute since Byzantine times. The 'Holy Mountain', which is forbidden to women and children, is also a recognized ...