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peter_rei Says: There are lots of hotels in Ouranoupolis, before you get in Mount Athos or after even leaving your family for holidays, cheap and good hotels(avoid high season...
peter_rei Says: Book the visa for entering Mount AThos as early as possible. There is only a restricted number ofpilgers that are allowed to enter Mount AThos daily...
csordila Says: Mt. Athos as a monastic community was formally founded in 963, when the monk Athanasios established the monastery of Great Lavra, which is still the largest and...
ChrysZ Says: The monks are more than happy to leave you stay at their monasteries. Most monasteries have special rooms (cells in the greek terminology). The rooms are clean...
many of the monastaries: Welcome treat at monastaries
phil219 Says: As a small welcome treat the monastaries might offer a combination of the following:- a greek coffee (very strong, similar to espresso)- a shot (raki?, at least...
phil219 Says: 1 very small, comfortable bagpack For hiking between monastaries: appropriate gear to wear for four days:- Sneaker or hiking boots. There are snakes (I saw 3...
Monastaries: Reservations at Monastaries
phil219 Says: If you intend to sleep in the monastaries, as most people will do most of the time on Mt. Athos (other than that there are only a few guest rooms in one or two...
phil219 Says: There are two places to leave for Mt. Athos:- from Ouranopolis (common starting point)- from IerisosIf you want to start from Ierisos you have to make sure the...
Monasteries at your finger tips
Assenczo Says: There is only one (legal) way of reaching the monasteries and it is by ferry from Ouranopolis. It stops at different piers which dot the sides of the peninsula....
Assenczo Says: For the gourmet fans I have to recommend the monasteries as the equivalent of a full board accommodation. Dinner is early; guests eat with the monks and follow...
Assenczo Says: If you have been buzzing around Greece with your better half and suddenly, lured by the proximity of what looks like another county, you decide to visit, make...
Assenczo Says: Everybody, except women, can stay for "free" in three different monasteries each night, given the fact he has paid for his "visa" to the Agios Oros area. In my...
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Q: Hi folks, I'm planning a trip to Mount Athos, and trying to figure out the best way to get to Uranopolis. Is there any public...
A: As far as I know, the "KTEL of Chalkidiki" bus service has buses from Thessaloniki and from Athens to Ouranoupolis, in connection with the boat from Ouranoupolis to...
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Visiting Athos, the Holy Mountain (Aghion Oros)
Visiting Mount Athos is permitted only to men. According to the regulations valid since Easter 1993, the pilgrim - visitor has first of all to obtain his special visa called "diamonitirion" by giving...
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The Hagion Oros - Holy Mountain
Mount Athos - the Holy Mountain is a mountainous peninsula in northern Greece. It is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms an autonomous state under Greek sovereignty. Only monks are...
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Aghion Oros sounds mysterious enough to warrant a visit. The fact that it is forbidden for women (I have not heard of any other territory on Earth with such conditions) makes it even more intriguing...
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Purification of the soul and mind
There is only one reason to visit the holy mountain: purification. I don't care if you are Christian, Muslim. Jewish or Buddhist or even you worship Sun. Everybody needs to clean their souls and...
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