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2114 – F.W. Hasluck's visit to Athos in 1911
Karyes, Hasluck’s first port of call. In the foreground Koutloumousiou and in the background skiti Andreou In post 525 we payed attention to the book of Frederick W. Hasluck, student, librarian and...
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2115 – the 'fake' tower above Karyes
Every pilgrim who has been in Karyes probably has seen this tower, in the hills high above the small town, at 645 meters high. Konaki Xenofontos in Karyes and the tower At the red arrow: the location...
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2116 – historical photographs of Karyes courtyards
The last two photographs in the previous post show us the small courtyard-garden that lies behind the shops/restaurant at the bus stop in Karyes. Monk Theodosios shared a few historical pictures, with...
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2117 – The source near Agia Triada
Map by Peter Howorth, in the left top corner Lavra On the map the blue dot, the source, is not on the right place. The source between Prodromou and Lavra near the house of Ag. Triada is located on the...
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2118 – no lockdown of Mount Athos because of coronavirus
Chilandariou 2017 Yesterday, 16th of March, a 50-year-old Italian pilgrim, who developed cough and fever, was transported from Chilandariou monastery to a hospital in Thessaloniki, causing alarm to...
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2119 – The beauty of Athos, flowers and more
Ferula Nodiflora with beetles, Lavra in the background Here are some images of the sometimes overwhelming beauty of the natural environment of Mount Athos. young shoots of Euphorbia Along side the...
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2120 – An evening, night and early morning in Prodromou
Just before sunset we arrived in Prodromou, the Romanian skete at the edge of the peninsula. We were quiet tired from the afternoon walk from Kavsokalivia via Nilou and the crossing of the stone fall...
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2121 – On our way to Lavra
A large proportion of the old monopati (footpath) and kalderimi (cobbled stone footpath) between Prodromou and Lavra still exists. It is situated a bit more uphill than the road. After the well the...
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2122 – The old pilgrimage routes to the Holy Mountain
1934 This old map from a German book dated 1934 makes it clear that the pilgrim’s route to the Holy Mountain started in Ierissos. There were two possibilities, the eastern route to Vatopedi, Iviron...
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2123 – A pilgrim’s hike between Gomati and Megali Panaghia in Chalkidiki
Not only on Athos but also outside the Holy Mountain there are interesting trails to hike with more or less the same look and feel. Theodosios Simonopetritis, in response of our previous post about...
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2124 – the Corona virus and Athos – an update
Yesterday monk Theodosios from Simonos Petras gave me the latest news about the situation on the Holy Mountain: Mega Sabbato, Holy Saturday, the day after Good Friday: 14-04-2012 photograph by...
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2125 – Objects from the past in Lavra
Lavra 2017 Lavra is the oldest and biggest monastery on The Holy Mountain. The monastery has a large courtyard with all kinds of hidden spots where objects from the past are stored as if it were an...
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2126 – Roaming around the Great Lavra
After our arrival at the Great Lavra, we sat and rested for a while at the archondiriki. We had walked the kalderimi from Prodromou. We received the hospitality gratefully; fresh water, Greek coffee...
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2127 – The mediaeval tower at the arsanas of Karakallou
Our taxibus that would take us to Karyes suddenly stopped for a sanitary stop by the side of the road. We took the opportunity to look around. We were close to the arsanas of Karakallou. We saw this...
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2128 – breaking news: a landslide destroyed the road between Karyes and Dafni
According to these two Facebook video‘s (nr two) from Alex the road between Karyes and Dafni has yesterday (5/4/2020) been badly damaged due to heavy rainfall and bad weather conditions of the past...
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2129 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery 1
In post 2015 I ended my photo report with a picture of the Agiou Paulou monastery. Today we will take a closer look at the exterior of the monastery, starting with a plan of the monastery from...
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2130 – Looking at the Sporades
The monastery of Simonos Petras is, as it were, glued to a mountainous rock of 330 meter above sea level. Views in all directions are stunning while standing on the balcony. Looking to the left, a...
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2131 – Living from land and garden: fruits and vegetables
Pantocrator 2019 This looks like Aloe Vera or another cactus-like succulent plant. Do they use for beverages or for medicinal uses? Simonos Petras 2019 This wild spinach-like vegetable grows in the...
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2132 – An eagles nest high on a cliff, Simonos Petras
The most iconic monastery on Athos is, no doubt about it, Simonos Petras. Built as an eagles nest high on a cliff, more than three hundred meters above sea level. Byron compared it to the Potala in...
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2133 –Χριστός ἀνέστη in 2020! Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen!
It must be one of most exceptional Easter celebrations on The Holy Mountain. For the first time (ever?) no pilgrims attended the services because of the Corona lock down in the world. I remember the...
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