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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 4293746, member: 96635&quot;]Nice writeup, didn&#039;t expect to see it here. I am Greek orthodox myself so it is a must for me to have visit the holy mountain.</p><p><br /></p><p>Woman are forbidden, not only for the reason you stated, but Mount Athos is known as the Garden of the Mother of God. When the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist were sailing to visit Saint Lazaros on Cyprus, they were blown off course and landed at Mount Athos. The Virgin Mary admired the beauty of the place so much that she asked God to give the mountain to her as a present.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is by the way 25 for orthodox and 35 euro for non-orthodox people and only max 10 non-orthodox visitors are allowed to enter the mountain a day. It really is not a tourist place, it is specifically for pilgrims or people who are truly interested in the religion and the spirituality behind the place. &quot;We preserve the Byzantine Empire because it is a treasure of Orthodoxy, not because this is the relic of a secular state. This is not a museum, but a living place&quot;. Father Jeremiah.</p><p><br /></p><p>I highly recommend this documentary for anyone who is interested in orthodox religion and/or Mount Athos.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]FhCifsWcHTo[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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