GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MOUNT ATHOS

General information about how Mount Athos operates

Administration of the Holy Mountain

The History of the Monastery  Historical information on the founding of the monastery.

Click below to see a nice article about a tourist's visit to Mt. Athos:

OF MONKS AND MEN
Mount Athos, Greece, is a world unto itself -- with no females allowed -- that runs pretty much the way it did during the days of the Byzantine Empire
by Neil Averitt, Special to The San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, October 8, 2006