This Monastery houses important relics, including the Holy Belt of the Virgin Mary, believed to have healing powers
Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece Maristos - Shutterstock
Simonos Petra monastery, Mount Athos, Greece vlas2000 - Shutterstock
This monastery was established after Saint Simon the Athonite received a divine vision from the Virgin Mary
Church in the Great Lavra Orthodox monastery at Mount Athos Dmitri Ometsinsky - Shutterstock
The oldest and largest monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, founded in 963 AD by Saint Athanasius the Athonite
Pantocrator Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece Denis Kuvaev - Shutterstock
Entering the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos—an autonomous territory within Greece—requires navigating a complex system of permits, restrictions, and traditions
Taramasalata is dipped with pita bread and olives DronG - Shutterstock
To eat taramosalata is to taste the sea, history, and tradition. It connects us to an ancient past where food was more than sustenance—it was a link between the human…
Grigoriou monastery in Mount Athos Lemonakis Antonis - Shutterstock
Mount Athos juts into the deep blue waters of the Aegean, a place where geography and monastic tradition have fused into an enduring way of life
Treasury of Athens at Delphi saiko3p - Shutterstock
Delphi’s magnetic pull as a spiritual, cultural, and political destination mirrors many of the hallmarks of pilgrimage traditions.