Prince Charles to visit Greek monastic community
09/05/2006 - 10:28:16Prince Charles is due to visit the monastic community of Mount Athos in Greece for three days this week, authorities said today.
Charles has made several annual trips to the all-male Orthodox community, which has 20 monasteries.
Charles and Prince Philip are members of the Friends of Mount Athos, a group that supports the self-governing community.
Mount Athos is about 70 miles from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.
It has been an autonomous monastic state since Byzantine times.
