• The Ouranoupolis Website

  A gold mine of information about the village, including accomodations, and about the Holy Mountain

• The Macedonian Heritage Site: "Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain

  A beautifully illustrated site with information on history, art, architecture and a useful Trekking Guide by Mark Dubin, and Prof. Ch. G. Patrinellis' page on the The International Status and the Legal Framework of Mount Athos, the text of the 1927 Greek Constitution's chapter pertaining to the Holy Mountain, and much more.

• Treasures of Mount Athos. Two related websites for the Exhibition of that name sponsored by the Organization for the Cultural Capital of Europe during Thessaloniki's year of being the cultural capital (1997).

  The Treasures of Mount Athos. A Dreamland and A Prayer Refuge Unveiled for the First Time Outside the Mount Athos Monastic Community
  This website was originally mounted to accompany the exhibition. Topics include Natural Environment, Architecture, Life & Worship, Treasures, The Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki, Publications, Related Events.

  Treasures of Mount Athos This, the second website, is the complete catalogue of the exhibition. It includes a rich archive of images and essays designed to accompany the the 1977 Thessaloniki exhibition. Scholarly essays on the Athonite history and chronology, Byzantine art on Mount Athos, origins of Athonite monasticism originally published in the complete catalogue of the exhibition.

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