A man named Mihailo Tolotos lived his entire 82 years on Mount Athos, a Greek monastic community where women are forbidden by ...
The “Tower of the Albanian” on Mount Athos, the relations of Ioannis Kastriotis, Georgios’s father, with Mount Athos – The ...
BRITS are ditching popular Greek spots for less-visited parts of the country for better value holidays, says TUI. According ...
From a bird's-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph shows the estimated 250,000 ...
This spring semester, Princeton will offer eight courses that largely incorporate the museum into their curriculums.
Some peaks stay off limits for life. Culture, danger, and conservation combine to keep these summits forever beyond your ...
The true identity of the Byzantine painter Manuel Panselinos has been revealed by researchers studying a medieval illuminated ...
The Naval Battle of Elli marked the first naval engagement between the Greek and Ottoman fleets since the Greek War of ...
On November 27, 2013, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople canonized Elder Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) of Kafsokalivia and his Feast Day is ...
Tourists often enjoy excursions like the mountain village tour and the half-day catamaran sailing trip across the Aegan's Emerald waters. As the most northern of all the Greek islands, the temperature ...
Mount Athos is facing mounting pressure from overtourism, with monastic authorities warning that overcrowding and increased vehicle traffic are threatening the peninsula’s quiet, spiritual character.