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One of Europe's last secrets

June 29, 2016

Some 2,000 monks live on Mount Athos, a semi-autonomous monastic state cut off from the outside world. A new German documentary film offers a rare glimpse of life behind the ancient walls of the Orthodox monasteries.

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DW Euromaxx - Mönche Kloster Athos
Image: NDR/EuroVideo Medien GmbH