- 100 Greek nationals expatriate Greeks or Orthodox Christian foreigners and 10 heterodox foreigners are allowed to enter the Holy Mountain daily.
- For entry permits contact the Office of Pilgrims to Mount Athos, in Thessalonica: 172 Neas Egnatias St., tel. 861.611 (permits for foreigners), 833.733 (permits for Greeks), fax: 861.811.
- According to the abaton, which has always applied, the entry of women is prohibited.
- The visitor is admitted after showing the diamonitirion (residence permit), which he collects from the pilgrims' bureau of the Hiera Epistasia (Holy Superintendan-cy) in Ouranoupolis. This entitles him to hospitality for four days.
