To visit the homeland of all European civilization is the duty of everyone. To know where everything originated from, to know what the concept of an ancient person is, where does what we use every day come from.
With my friends we rested in Athos from 15.07, there were 9 days and we just returned, we hasten to share our impressions. The hotel is a bit dark, it was annoying at first, but then we realized the pluses - even in the heat in the lobby there is always a pleasant twilight.