Religious tourism and pilgrimage is an age-long form of tourism, ever since antiquity. In the post-WWII period it was one of the first forms of tourism to be revived, but mainly for Greek visitors. This leaflet, published in 1971 by a religious publishing house, includes information and guidelines for visitors to the Holy Mountain, namely Mt. Athos, the easternmost branch of the Chalkidiki Peninsula in Central Macedonia. Athos, an all-male monastic community, is occupied solely for ascetic purposes since the 10th century, when Athanasios Athonitis settled in Karyai and asked for the support of the emperor Nicephoros Phocas. His successor, Ioannes Tzimiskis secured the solely religious use of the land through a "chrysoboulon", a document sealed with a golden seal. Presently, Mt. Athos has 20 monasteries and several "sketai", i.e. personal ascetic abodes. The leaflet informs visitors about permissions to visit, dress code, fasting and meals, praying hours and distances among the monasteries. Throughout its history, Athos could be visited only by male visitors, although it is dedicated to the Mother of God, as evident by its denomination as "the orchard of Mother Mary".