Beautiful beaches, gentle hills, strange rocks, and the nighttime silence imposed by the unique monastic regime.

Dozens of chapels sprouting here and there and the pervasive scent of the East are the attractions of this Aegean island, which, with its unique character, continues to show, amidst the extravagant and noisy present, exactly what is missing from the rest of the world.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]