It looks like this Greek monastery is growing right out of the land around it. Mont Athos is a peninsula, and peninsula is one of those words I sometimes misspell ... I often forget the second "n," which, in this case, is actually quite appropriate. Mont Athos only allows male visitors.Katerina lives in nearby Thessaloniki, Greece, and she writes that in the summer, women can take a boat from a local seaside resort and tour around the coast of Mont Athos. The site is UNESCO World Heritage, so if I should be so lucky to visit Greece someday, I'll have to settle for that boat ride. Settling for a boat ride in Greece is not such a bad thing. I wonder if they offer lovely beverages on that boat ....
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I'm always shocked to see that some places are forbidden to women...
There's a monastery forbidden to women maybe at 10km from my home !
For the boat ride : I don't know for the drink but if they offer ¨tzaziki¨ and eggplants salad, I'm leaving right now..
Do they not allow women their for religious purposes (I would assume?). It makes me sad, it looks like such a lovely place. Oh well. ♥
Forbidden? Oh, now I really want to see it!
By the way, thanks for the great postcard. I'm looking for something fun to send back your way.
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