Reaching into the Aegean from northern Greece, Mount Athos — the Holy Mountain — is
Since no one stays overnight on Mount Athos except permitted male pilgrims hosted within the
Visiting Mount Athos is unlike visiting anywhere else. The Holy Mountain is not a tourist
On a long, mountainous peninsula reaching into the Aegean Sea in northern Greece lies one
Though St Peter’s draws the crowds, it is the Archbasilica of San Giovanni in Laterano
The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano sits in a pleasant, well-connected part of southeastern
For pilgrims following the traditional path through Rome, San Giovanni in Laterano is far more
Most visitors to Rome head straight for St Peter’s, and understandably so. Yet across the
Rising above the Dnieper River on the green hills of the Ukrainian capital, the Kyiv
The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra sits in the Pechersk district, a historic and green part of
