The Monastery of the Archangel Michael in Thassos

The Monastery of the Archangel Michael in Thassos

The Monastery of the Archangel Michael stands as the largest and most important monastery on Thassos, perched on a cliff above the sea along the island’s south-east coast. Whitewashed walls cling to the bare rock, and wide balconies open onto the blue expanse of the Aegean. A community of nuns keeps the church, the courtyards … Read more

The Mount Athos Cruise from Thessaloniki

The Mount Athos Cruise from Thessaloniki

Mount Athos is the monastic republic that fills the third and easternmost finger of Halkidiki, a self-governed peninsula of twenty ruling monasteries closed to the wider world by an ancient rule. The cruise from Thessaloniki carries travellers along its west coast, close enough to read the walls, towers, and domes of the monasteries from the … Read more