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This World Heritage Site is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Greece, Mount Athos: Pilgrims Bureau in Thessalonika sells limited permits

Greece, Mount Athos: office in Thessalonika where we purchased our

Greece, Mount Athos: a ferry boat is he only way

Greece, Mount Athos: monk waiting at the ferry landing

Greece, Mount Athos: ferry landing

Greece, Mount Athos: view of the ferry port from above. This

Greece, Mount Athos: huge monastery

Greece, Mount Athos: monk arriving from mainland

Greece, Mount Athos: main village on Athos

Greece, Mount Athos: village story

Greece, Mount Athos: path from one monastery to another

Greece, Mount Athos: St Andrew abbey

Greece: Mount Athos: Koutloumousiou monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: Koutloumousiou monastery dormitory for guests

Greece: Mount Athos: morning alarm clock to awaken the Koutloumousiou

Greece: Mount Athos: Koutloumousiou monastery chapel entry

Greece: Mount Athos: view of the Aegean Sea

Greece: Mount Athos: walking to another monastery (we stayed in

Greece: Mount Athos: Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: Simonpeter monastery; some of these monasteries can

Greece: Mount Athos: monk at Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: view of the Aegean Sea from Simonpeter

Greece: Mount Athos: Michael outside Simonpeter monastery; slate-like stones on ground

Greece: Mount Athos: very rough steps at Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: one of the resident monks at Simonpeter

Greece: Mount Athos: Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: young monk at Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: Simonpeter monastery (same monk)

Greece: Mount Athos: entering the chapel for mass at 6AM;

Greece: Mount Athos: sunset view over the Aegean Sea

Greece: Mount Athos: monks and visitor at Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: view of the sea from Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: Simonpeter monastery viewed from the departure port

Greece: Mount Athos: ferry arriving at Simonpeter monastery

Greece: Mount Athos: Richard awaiting ferry

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