Agia Grigoriou Orthodox Monastery At Mount Athos Greece Royalty-Free Stock Image

Agia Grigoriou Orthodox monastery at Mount Athos, Agion Oros, Holy Mountain, Halkidiki, Greece. View from the sea. an Orthodox Greek monastery , 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