"Insimu yeNkosazana", njengoba amakholwa abizwa ngokuthi ama-Athos angcwele, yinsimu eyingqayizivele enomlando weminyaka eyinkulungwane nomunye wamakhona amahle kakhulu namakhona amahle aseYurophu. Intaba engcwele iyona eyeqisayo, yaseMpumalanga, yeNhlonhlo Yezincwadi ezintathu zikaHalkidiki. Izindela ezingaphezu kwezingu-20 nezinye izikhungo zesonto zitholakala lapha, futhi kunezikhumbuzo eziningi eziyigugu ezingenamsoco, ezenkolo namasiko.
Le ngxenye yokuzibusa yesimo samaGrikhi, isahluko esingokomoya sawo yinzalamizi yendawo yonke. Ngo-1988, i-Holy Mount Atholosi ifakiwe kuhlu lwamagugu ama-UNESCO Cultural.
Ku-athos, izinketho eziningi zoHlelo Lokuvakasha. Ukubuka zonke izinto nokuheha kwale ndawo, uzodinga isonto elilodwa. Kepha kunezindlela ezinjalo zemizila ezihlelwe yizinkampani zasendaweni zezivakashi, ezibandakanya izindela ezibaluleke kakhulu zentaba engcwele.
1. Isigodlo saseSt. Panteleimon, saziwa kangcono ngokuthi isigodlo sezindela saseRussia. Yakhiwa ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-11, kodwa ngekhulu le-13 lashiswa ngokuphelele. Ngaleso sikhathi, isigodlo sebakhona kusukela ngo-1965. Zonke izakhiwo ze-monastic zingamasampula wokwakha amaRussia futhi ahlotshiswe ngama-frescoes enziwe emasikweni e-Russian wekhulu le-19. Ungafakazela inkonzo ethempelini, eyenziwa ngokushesha ngezilimi ezimbili - isiGrikhi nesiRussia.
2. Isigodlo se-Great Lavra, eyasungulwa ngu-Affasius Afnanasius oNgcwele nowokuqala esigabeni sezindela zama-Afonov. Yakhele lesi sezindlu sezindela ethafeni elinamadwala, onqenqemeni lwe-athov peninsula, lapho iCliff yehlela khona olwandle. EGreat Lavra, izingcezu ezibalulekile zigcinwa, ngokwesibonelo, isithonjana seLady Cukulusels yethu, futhi umtapo wezindlu wezindela unamavolumu angaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingama-20 kanye nemibhalo yesandla eyizinkulungwane ezimbili.
3. I-Wavopedic Moustery, eyakhelwe ogwini lwaseBay engxenyeni esenyakatho-mpumalanga yePeninsula emthambekeni wethambeka. I-COOFOLICIOCE (Ithempeli Elikhulu), elihlotshiswe ngama-frescoes amangalisayo, lizinikele ekushayweni kukamama ongcwelengcwele kaNkulunkulu, futhi umbhoshongo wensimbi wesigodlo esemdala kakhulu ku-athos. Enye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni wobuKristu zigcinwa eWatropeda - ibhande elithembekile lentombi ebusisekile.
4. Isigodlo sezindelaxophota esinikezelwe ukholo ezingama-40 saseSevastia, phakathi kwezingcweli zazo ezinezingcezu ezimbili zomuthi onika impilo (mhlawumbe ezinkulu kunazo zonke ezikhona emhlabeni), kanye nezinhluzo zabangcwele.
5. Isigodlo sase-Esfigman, esisempumalanga yePeninsula, singcwelisiwe egameni lokunyuka kweNkosi, ngamathempeli amancane ayisishiyagalombili nama-chapel amancane ayisikhombisa.
6. I-Simonopetra Monastery, eyakhiwa endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angaphezu kuka-300 - esinye sezindela ezihlaba umxhwele kakhulu zentaba engcwele. Phakathi kwengcebo eminingi yesigodlo sezindela, kufanelekile ukwaba - ukwakhiwa kweSt Mary Magdalene.
7. Ekugcineni, ngesikhathi sohambo, nakanjani uzovakashela isonto elincane leNkosi lokuguqulwa isimo, okunikeza umbono omuhle weNhlonhlo KaHalkidiki neziqhingi ze-Aegean.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuvakashela intaba engcwele kuvunyelwe kuphela ngobuso besilisa. Ukuze uthole uhambo oluzimele oluya e-Athos, thintana nehhovisi elingcwele lezintaba laseThessaloniki ngocingo +30 2310-252575.