Geography of Macedonia

In a beautiful photo-essay, British site Guardian shows off the unique beauties of Mount Athos, located on northern peninsula in Macedonia. The “Holy Mountain”, as it is known, has been the spiritual centre for Eastern Orthodox Christianity since the 8th Century AD, and consists of 20 monasteries and numerous sketes and approximately 2,000 monks.

Freezing temperatures, snow, rain and gale-force winds have made life even more difficult for tens of thousands of migrants and refugees scattered at camps across the country.

Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was visiting the Mount Athos peninsula in northern Greece on Thursday. The New Democracy leader was expected to visit several monasteries in the monastic community.

During his visit Mitsotakis noted that while he had visited Mount Athos on several occasions, this was his first in his capacity as opposition chief.

I remember my former colleague and avid traveler Dinos Kiousis often saying: "The only way to experience true hospitality is to visit Velvento." I bore this in mind as we crossed the impressive Lake Polyfytos Bridge, which traverses a reservoir created by the Public Power Corporation (PPC) some 40 years ago to harness the power of the Aliakmonas River and now so beautiful that it's hard to beli

‘Conde Nast Traveller’ site goes on a journey to the middle ages. A journey to a place unique on earth, where time has stood still. A journey to the Holy place of Orthodox Christianity, Mouth Athos, in Greece.

From Conde Nast Treveler:

The “official wine of the Kremlin” is from Mount Athos, commonly referred to as the Holy Mountain, an autonomous monastic state. Its wine is called Kormilitsa, meaning nurse in Russian, and it is served by the Kremlin in high-level meetings with foreign dignitaries.

Mount Athos, in northern Greece, is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The peninsula is a World Heritage Site and autonomous polity within Greece under the official name Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain and has its own flag.

Hollywood actor Jonathan Jackson, well-known from his stint on the American soap opera General Hospital and a current protagonist on the TV series Nashville, visited the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos last week with his 12-year-old son Caleb.

Jackson, who was baptized in the Orthodox Christian faith in 2012, met with Vatopedi Abbot Efraim over the weekend.

The amazing photos of Stratos Kalafatis from Mount Athos monastery, in northern Greece, focus on the life of the 1,400 monkw that currently reside on the monastic mountain that was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.

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