Panteley

The main attraction of the village of Monolithos is the medieval castle, which stands among the pines on the great outcrop of an isolated rock which gave its name to Monolithos (lonely rock). Within the castle walls stands the church of Agios Panteleimon. Bellow the castle you will find an attractive stone building housing a small café.

Hundreds of people queued in order to bow before the holy remains of St. Panteleimon at the Sv. Nedelya Church downtown Sofia.

An archbishop liturgy was served at the temple by Melnik Bishop Gerasim and in the presence of Patriarch Neophyte.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the northern Greek peninsula of Mount Athos, on a visit to the autonomous Orthodox Christian monastic community here.

Putin flew from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki Saturday morning, went by road near Mt.Athos and then took a boat - the only means to reach the community.