Mount Athos

According to the abbot of Esphigmenou monastery located in Mount Athos, more than 120 Greek monks are suffering food and medicine shortages due to the stance of the Orthodox Church, which considers them apostates and wants to force them...

According to foreign unmanned sources brought by the international edition of the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini” and its correspondent to the Ukrainian capital, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is reported to be hiding in Mount Athos in Greece. The local correspondent...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is scheduled to visit Mount Athos on Saturday, February 15, hence breaking a “taboo” held by members of his party, New Democracy. Since the exposure of the scandal surrounding the monastery of Vatopedi in 2008,...

Within a week, about half a million pilgrims kneeled in front of the Holy Gifts of the Magi which were transferred to Russia by the Abbot of St. Paul’s monastery, archimandrite Parthenios. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia,...

On October 15th, Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople called on the monks of Mount Athos to stay away from financial investments and to completely devote themselves to their mission. The Ecumenical Patriarch, who is on Mount Athos since Tuesday the...

The 14 defendants concerning the holy exchanges between the Greek State and the Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos, Greece will be tried by a Three-member Court of Appeal for Felonies in Athens. Specifically, the decree indicts Archimandrite Ephraim, the...

According to the British newspaper The Guardian there have been racist attacks in the Mount Athos area, the so-called Holy Mount populated by monks and Men of God. Due to the listing of the racist attacks in Greece, many of...

Inspectors from Greece's financial crimes squad SDOE said they have uncovered a scheme of 10 monasteries involving black money and fake documents to attain subsidies fraudulently. According to Greek media reports, the revelations of the Financial Crime Unit (SDOE) complement...

According to Greek Travel Pages, Aristotle's Walk,' the first of eight historically-based walks in the Greek peninsula of Chalkidiki, was presented to the public by the Mount Athos Area Organization, a tourism promotion group in northern Greece. The trail of...

The anise-flavored aperitif that is widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus has been for many years considered to have various medical properties and health benefits for its consumers, if drunk in reasonable proportions, that is. Greek folk medicine spread...