It’s astounding the things they leave lying around in Greece. Our ship has docked in ­Lavrio, southeast of Athens, and I’ve ...

Mount Athos is home to twenty monasteries where only monks are allowed to live and only males are allowed to visit, women are banned.

Athens and Cairo have agreed to preserve the status of the historic St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, the world’s oldest ...

As the island of Patmos continues to evolve, one local designer considers just how much of the past to incorporate into her ...

Mornings start with a swim in the pool, followed by a traditional Greek breakfast of fruit, breads, cheeses, and honey — all sourced or produced locally and prepared by the villa’s cook, Eleni. Eleni ...

This island archipelago north of Athens offers the best attributes of the Aegean without the crowds or commoditized Hellenism ...

A significant earthquake in the area could not only pose a direct threat to residents but also have severe economic ...

Ruins of a settlement, including a former Catholic monastery, lie on the rocky promontory of Skaros on the Greek island of ...

Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

Ruins of a settlement, including a former Catholic monastery, lie on the rocky promontory of Skaros on the Greek island of ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...