Mount Athos is a self-governed monastic territory in Greece, home to centuries-old monasteries where monks live in devotion to prayer and spiritual life. Women are banned from entering the area.

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A group of 11 Romanian pilgrims visiting Greece’s Orthodox all-male monastic community of Mount Athos are in hospital with food poisoning after eating wild ...

Mount Athos and its late medieval monasteries is a popular destination for pilgrims from across the Orthodox world. Women have always been banned from entering the 1,000-year-old community, a rule ...