Пребывание на Афоне Stay on Athos

Were in the hotel Pyrgos (PIRGOS) with my son when we stayed in Ouranoupoli near St. Athos. The hotel stands opposite the seaport, from where ferries sail to the Holy Shores. The pilgrimage service is 30 meters from the hotel. You need to come to the port of Ouranoupoli with a special permit - it is called diamonitirion. They give it only to men and boys, because. the path to Athos is closed to women. It is better to order permission to enter the monastic state in Moscow. We ordered on Prospekt Mira in the Mouzenidis company. This is a Greek company that develops programs for pilgrims. The hotel is very good, next to the sea a hundred meters away. The water is clear and the fish swim. We ate in taverns in the town. Not cheap, but not expensive either. It is difficult to call Ouranoupoli a city - a village that can be walked in 15 minutes. It was not boring at the Pyrgos hotel: my son and I played billiards, volleyball, rented a motorcycle. St. Athos struck, but this is not a story for everyone.