Экскурсии: Вокруг Св. Афона

Greece - One of the most ancient countries of the world with the richest history and culture. Greece are myths and legends, philosophers and commanders, scientists and poets. Greece stores in itself certificates of those times when hellenes worshipped to pagan gods when won Alexander the Great when conducted dialogues Sokrat is lovely, wrote comedies Aristofan. Majestic temples and statues, palaces and fortresses of the certificate, worthy that though time in a life them to see.

Athos

Holy Mount Athos - the world's only Orthodox monastic republic. Administrative autonomy from Athos back to the Byzantine Empire and today is enshrined in the Greek constitution. The official name (the Holy Mount Athos) was embodied the golden seal of Constantine Monomakh in the 11 st century. The exact time of the settlement and development of monasticism on Athos is still unknown. Sami svyatogortsy attributed the first-century monasteries to 4. Nevertheless, analysis of historical sources suggests that the monks began to settle on Athos in 7 Century AD During the heyday of monasticism on Athos (15 AD) was built 40 monasteries, which served about 4,000 monks. To date there are 20 monasteries and their number, according to the statute of monastic republic can not be changed. Besides monasteries on Athos monastic cells and a lot of solitary cells to the Hermit, which are strictly according to the monasteries. All the monasteries of the state are located in the hierarchical order which is determined not by the wealth and size of the monastery, and the power and the foundation. The capital of Athos, and the meeting place of the Holy Kinota a monastic town Kares. The life of the monks on Athos is dedicated to the Orthodox Church and is held mostly in prayers and service to God.

In the States to strictly observe the principle of the territory of the female sex. At 963g. was adopted by the statute, which reads as follows (to avoid the fence in the monasteries of human smooth face (woman) and beardless youths, fresh face and a voice resembling the face of seductive women.)

Mount Athos - a real museum of Byzantine and post Byzantine art, the frescoes, mosaics, various religious relics, the rich collection of books in libraries, manuscripts, priceless works of spiritual literature.