Mount Athos

Mount Athos monks were once recruited from farming backgrounds .

阿索斯山的修道士们一度是从务农的人中招募的。

As night draws in on Mount Athos , the monasteries resonate with a repetitive " tack , tack , tack ," a haunting sound that seems to echo around the courtyards .

随着夜幕降临阿索斯山，“梆”“梆”之声在修道院中响起，在庭院中萦绕回荡。

Monastery Window , Greece : A trinity of sun , sky , and sea paints an inspiring backdrop for the Xenofontos monastery on Mount Athos .

希腊：修道院的窗户，阳光，天空，和大海三合为一为阿托斯圣山上的埃克斯诺方克斯修道院构成了一幅令人心旷神怡的背景。

It was said that Mount Athos was considered " The Garden of the Virgin Mary ", so other women were banned to enter . Thereafter , it became a forbidden area for women .

传说阿陀斯山被誉为“圣母玛利亚的甸园”，其他女性禁止进入，因此，阿陀斯山成为女性的禁地。

JOHN JULIUS NORWICH is the author of more than a dozen books on Norman Sicily ①, the Sahara , Mount Athos ② and the Venetian and Byzantine empires .

约翰•朱利叶斯•诺威奇撰写过不少关于诺尔曼-西西里岛、撒哈拉沙漠、阿陀斯山威尼斯和拜占庭帝国的作品。