Mount Athos Landscape And Old Clifftop Monastery Chalkidiki Greece Stock Image

Mount Athos landscape and Monastery of Simonos Petra an Orthodox Greek monastery , clifftop monastery founded in the 13th century, with dramatic sea views & a famed chanting choir.. It was erected on a rocky elevation of 330 meters and overlooks the sea as impregnable fortress. Is inhabited by Greek monks. one of the 20 Orthodox monasteries of Mount Athos.UNESCO world heritage.Athos or Mount Athos is a mountain peninsula in northern Greece . It is an autonomous monastic community under Greek sovereignty and the seat of 20 Orthodox monasteries . Occupation of the peninsula is permitted only on the monks The monastery can only be viewed from a cruise ship, which sails 0.5 km from the coastline. Only men are allowed to enter the monks' country after obtaining a visa.September 21th 2014,Aegean sea Greece