This is the monastery of Vatopedi on Mt. Athos in the part of Greece called Macedonia. Its about a 1,000 years old, and this is just 1 corner of it. Obviously, its right next to the ocean. I was there for 5 days. Good food, lots of Church services, a little work, and...good homemade "raki" a.k.a. Greek moonshine. There are 20 large monasteries like this on Mt. Athos, which is the largest wilderness area left in Europe. The mountain itself rises over 6,600' up out of the ocean, and has snow on the top. Its an amazing place full of some hard-core believers. They don't mess around with it, they grow all their food, heat with wood, and to avoid the best/worst distraction there is: no women allowed! Its actually a law. You even have to get an invitation from a monastery just to visit. I was able to meet and talk with some monks from the USA. Most of the guys are from Greece, Russia, Serbia, Romania, USA, Australia, etc. Some of them live way out in the sticks, up on cliffs above the ocean, or hiding up on the mountain somewhere. I want to go back and visit again.