Mount Athos and Meteora: The History of the Greek Landmarks that Became Orthodox Christian Monasteries

*Includes pictures
*Includes contemporary accounts
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
"Clear water where evergreens, azaleas cool ceremoniously...a kele lost among cedars, its roof open to eagles, door unhinged...silver leaves like a congregation of spiders..." When one hears these enchanting descriptions, from poet David Posner's 1964 composition "Mount Athos," it is not difficult to understand why this sleepy paradise is often extolled as the most peacefu...