Outside the Pilgrims’ Bureau in Ouranoupoli – the main gateway to Mount Athos – men gather well before dawn, crowding together to collect their diamonitirio, the short-term “visa” required to enter the medieval, male-only monastic community.
Outside the Pilgrims’ Bureau in Ouranoupoli – the main gateway to Mount Athos – men gather well before dawn, crowding together to collect their diamonitirio, the short-term “visa” required to enter the medieval, male-only monastic community.