Stock Photo: Mountain Ridges Athos Chalkidiki Peninsula Greece
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Mount Athos ridges.Its highest peak is 2038 m. Part of Halkidiki.It is an autonomous monastic state of the Holy Mountain and the seat of 20 Orthodox monasteries.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
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