https://ift.tt/2wwdHAe Mount Athos, a Male-Only Holy Retreat, Is Ruffled by Tourists and Russia Monasteries and Monks, Russian Orthodox Church The monks on an isolated peninsula in Greece have followed the same way of life for more than 1,000 years, but an Athens vs. Moscow diplomatic spat and a tourism onslaught are unsettling its habits. NEIL MacFARQUHAR https://ift.tt/2yq1uLQ October 20, 2018 at 05:30AM