| − | '''Oros Athos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Όρος Άθως, literally: '''Mount Athos''') is a peninsula in the northeast of [[Greece]], a little south of [[Thessaloniki]]. The [[Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain]], which is home of 20 orthodox monasteries, is located on the peninsula, the capital is [[Karyaes]] or Kariaí. At the south end rises the 2033 metres high Mount Athos, the peninsula is named after the mountain. Women are not allowed on the peninsula.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Athos</ref> | + | '''Oros Athos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Όρος Άθως, literally: '''Mount Athos''') is a [[peninsula]] in the northeast of [[Greece]], a little south of [[Thessaloniki]]. The [[Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain]], which is home of 20 orthodox monasteries, is located on the peninsula, the capital is [[Karyaes]] (Kariaí). At the south end rises the 2033 metres high [[Mount Athos]], the peninsula is named after the mountain. Women are not allowed on the peninsula.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Athos</ref> |