This story appears in the December 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The holy peninsula of Mount Athos reaches 31 miles out into the Aegean Sea like an appendage struggling to dislocate ...

Press on to our destination on the third finger – known as the Athos peninsula – and you’ll find an altogether different place. Miles of countryside speckled with fishing villages ...

Panselinos has long been considered one of the great Byzantine artists of the 14th century. His true identity, however, had ...

Visit the homepage for more information. The monks’ republic situated on the peninsula of Mount Athos in the north-western region of Greece was founded in 963 and is home to twenty monasteries with ...

The Skete of St. Anna is the oldest and the largest Skete of Mount Athos, remaining in the spiritual care of the Great Lavra. It is located on the southwestern shore of the peninsula, situated some ...