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DAFNI, MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE - 11 MAY 2014: Two pilgrims and a monk wait for the ferry from Dafni to Ouranoupolis in Mount Athos, Greece, on May 11th 2014. Dafni is used mainly as a port and an entry point to the Athonite monastic state, with daily ferries from the town of Ouranoupolis, Chalcidice. The 2001 Greek national census reported a population of 38 inhabitants.

Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Greece. A World Heritage Site and autonomous polity in the Hellenic Republic, Athos is home to 20 stavropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. Greeks commonly refer to Mount Athos as the "Holy Mountain".

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DAFNI, MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE - 11 MAY 2014: Two pilgrims and a monk wait for the ferry from Dafni to Ouranoupolis in Mount Athos, Greece, on May 11th 2014. Dafni is used mainly as a port and an entry point to the Athonite monastic state, with daily ferries from the town of Ouranoupolis, Chalcidice. The 2001 Greek national census reported a population of 38 inhabitants.<br /> <br /> Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Greece. A World Heritage Site and autonomous polity in the Hellenic Republic, Athos is home to 20 stavropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. Greeks commonly refer to Mount Athos as the "Holy Mountain".