THE clanging sound of the bell and the bleating of goats slightly disturbed the deep silence of the monastery located top of Paleokastritsa, an establishment built in 1228 on the island of Corfu. This monastery is a suitable place for contemplation. It has a vineyard, an olive orchard, a vegetable plantation and a herd of cattle. To support their lives, the monks pick grapes and make their own olive oil. They also ra