In order to visit Mouth Athos, you should previously telephone, at least one month before, to the Thessalonica office.
Til: 2310.252578
The Document of stay
that will be given you, will be received from the Office in
Ouranoupoli
the morning of the day that you will enter the Mouth Athos and of which the duration is 4 days.
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Mouth Athos |
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THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL
OF MOUTH ATHOS IN KARYES
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If you want to stay longer than 4 days, you can here renew the duration
of document of stay.
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The
entry
in Mouth Athos can be approached either by the morning boat from
Ouranoupoli
to the Western side of the peninsula or from Ierissos
to the Eastern side. Each monastery has jetty-harbour in order to disembark.
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At
Mouth Athos are allowed
both mobile phones and mountaineering equipment.
All the monasteries allocate cart-telephone booth, drugstore, surgery.
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At
Mouth Athos entry to women is forbidden.
Additionally, the costume
of visitors should be modest.
Smoking and the entry of equipment related to TV and radios are also prohibited
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Photographs
and video tape recording are prohibited in the monasteries.
Specifically, VIDEO recording
is not permitted all around the peninsula of Holy Mount
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The monasteries open their gates by dawn
and close them by sunset.
The visitors - -pilgrims, recide in cells and are informed about the
program
of Abbey from the traditional wooden simantra.
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Staying
If you want to stay more than the latter amount of time, you should receive a special authorisation from the Abbot of Abbey.
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It is prohibited to approach Mouth Athos with your own ship. The only legal entry is with the ferry boats from Ouranoupoli
or Ierissos.
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