Stock Photo: Gregoriou Monastery Orthodox Monastery At Mount Athos Greece
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Agia Grigoriou Orthodox monastery at Mount Athos, Agion Oros, Holy Mountain, Halkidiki, Greece. View from the sea.The Gregoriou Monastery is situated on the southwest side of the Athos Peninsula in northern Greece, between the monasteries of Dionysiou and Simonopetra. 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
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