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Athos: The Holy Mountain Goes to Moscow

The photo and engraving exhibition "Athos:The Holy Mountain," which is taking place for the 1000-year-old presence of Russians on the Holy Mountain in addition to the Common year of Greece-Russia, opened in the hall of the Russian Assembly (Duma)...

Holy Mountain’s Monk To Cook for Romanians

Athos Holy Mountain's cuisine has already fascinated Greeks, who buy the monks' cook books. But now, Romania will also have the opportunity to taste some recipes coming from the Greek Mountain dedicated to Virgin Mary. Monk Epifanios Mylopotaminos will be tonight's...

Elder Paisios Soon to be Canonized

Elder Paisios the Athonite (1924-1994), one of the greatest and most revered Elders of the Orthodox Church of our time, is well-known for his spiritual teachings. His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announced that the Holy Mountain Elder will be...

Bartholomew Holds Warm Meeting with Pope Franciscus

The meeting between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has ended. In a meeting between the Pontiff and the leaders of other Christian denominations and religions, the Primate of the Throne of St. Andrew read out his salutation to...

Mt. Athos Monk Food In Stuttgart

Mt. Athos' reputation for great food has once again reached the German audience after Gourmet magazine presented a special section on Monastic Cuisine following a food and wine tasting there. Dionysos Greek restaurant in Stuttgart presented Mt. Athos as a...

Panagia Gerontissa in Bulgaria

A festive liturgy marked the Nativity of the Lord at the St Alexander Nevsky Memorial Cathedral in Sofia on Christmas morning. Believers venerated the mosaic icon of the Holy and Miraculous Panagia Gerontissa from the Pantokratoros Monastery on Mount...

Russians Love Visiting Thessaloniki

Russian visitors have flooded Greece over the past years. According to today's announcement of the Thessaloniki Hotels Association (THA), a further raise of 19% in Russian tourism is expected. Thessaloniki will be full of Russians this summer. This preference comes...

Mt. Athos Presented At International Tourism Fair in Norway

The Greek Holy Mountain of Athos was presented as a major tourism destination at the International Tourism Fair 'Reiseliv' in the city of Lillestrom of Norway, from the 2nd until the 4th of March. The presentation of Mt. Athos was...

Mt. Athos Promoted as Major Tourism Destination in Brussels

Representatives of Ryanair Airlines Company and the Greek Mayor of the Mt. Athos region in Greece discussed the potential cooperation for a promotional campaign concerning the region of Mt. Athos in Greece. According to recent data, 85% of the passengers...

Head of St. Andrew Apostle Foundation Asks Orthodox Citizens in Russia to Support Abbot Ephraim

An appeal addressing orthodox citizens to support the Abbot of Vatopedi Monasteri, has been issued by the head of St. Andrew the Apostle Foundation and President of the Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, characterizing the actions taken by Greek judicial...

Exhibition on Mt. Athos in Sofia

Doug's Patterson painting exhibition on Athos, the Holy Mountain, travels to Sofia, Bulgaria. The exhibition titled "Painting at Sacred Places, Athos-Sinai" , is organized by the Agioritiki Estia (Centre of Mount Athos) in collaboration with the Greek Institute of...

New Zealanders Honored Greek Village For Its Souvlaki!

The reputation of Greek souvlaki travelled as fas as New Zealand. The village of Agios Prodromos was awarded as the place with the most delicious kebabs! Agios Prodromos is located 50 km from Thessaloniki and just 14 km from the capital of Halkidiki, Polygyros and is an ideal stop for travelers visiting the Holy Mountain and Mount Cholomonta. Half...

Austrian Director Plans Mount Olympus Documentary

  A documentary is going to be filmed on the holy mountain Olympus by Austrian director Stefanus Domanig, from August until September. The mountain is located in northern Greece, near Salonika Bay. The director visited the area a few days ago and...

Climate Emergency: Is Europe Ready to Deal with Natural Disasters?

Natural disasters, including deadly heatwaves, wildfires, and flash floods are becoming more common than ever.

Historic Soumela Monastery in Pontus Reopens

The historic Panagia Soumela Monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary and located in Trabzon in the Black Sea is to reopen its doors to the public on May 25, 2019 after more than three years of restoration work. The religious...