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2192 – Trees on Mount Athos by Bas Kamps
Vatopedi, Camelia Athosweblogger Bas Kamps photographed not only several trees when he visited Mount Athos but also back in The Netherlands trees is often his topic. He recently made a website with...
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2193 – Lockdown Athos extended until February 28 2021
Ouranoupolis harbour today, to strong southern winds for boats The monastic community of Mount Athos announced on Friday it will extend a ban on visitors or pilgrims until February 28, as part of...
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2194 – Grigoriou monastery: a closer look and ‘crushing’ the olives
Let’s resume the post about Grigoriou monastery, that I visited on the 2nd of October 2019. I started in post 2156 in Juli last year by showing pictures of the trapeza. Today we will continue,...
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2195 – The Evangelistria
Trypiti harbour Not only Ouranoupolis has a live webcam but also the harbour of Trypiti, situated at the end of Xerxes Canal. Today many trucks and vans are wating for the Evangelistria, a special...
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2196 – the phiale of Grigoriou and its extraordinary paintings
In previous postings about this monastery (2154 and 2194) we took a closer look at the trapeza and the second courtyard, where monks were ‘crushing the olives’. Today we will take a closer look at the...
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2197 – Grigoriou: the graveyard and ossuary
Behind the second courtyard and the katholicon there is a hallway that leads to the back gate of the monastery. Grigoriou, seen from a Cessna, 2017: at the white arrow the cemetary is found (not seen...
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2198 – Vaccinations have started on Mount Athos (20-3-2021)
source: http://www.makthes.gr A Coast Guard boat delivered the first 400 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Mount Athos on Friday, March 19, 2021. The vaccination center was set up in the health center in...
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2199 – Ali Sami Bey, Ottoman photographer
selfportrait Ali Sami Bey (prob. 1872 – unknown) worked as a photographer in Karyes from 1925 till 1927. He was a ex-colonel and so called aide-de-camp to the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Karyes He...
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2200 – Tourism to the Holy Mountain?
Athos is closed for tourists. It has always been, as far as I’m informed. Due to Covid-19 Athos is now closed for pilgrims as well. It must be really quiet and peaceful now. The monks can fully...
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2201 – Yearning for ancient paths, the monopatia of Mt. Athos
Karyes, near Koutloumousiou The activity on Mount Athos that I miss the most is walking the old monopatia, the narrow foot- and mule paths that are all over the peninsula. Many of them are...
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2202 – Grigoriou: photo overview, a tour from the arsanas to the Katholicon
The arsanas of Grigoriou, with the boat Agia Anna arriving at 10 PM The boat house at the arsanas is being renovated (Oktober 2019) Monks working on oil-smeared cables Arsanas Grigoriou, with a...
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2203 – After the Corona lock-down: Athos reopens partially from May 11th 2021
Dark skies over Athos will disappear soon Finally some good news: Orthodoxia News Agency has just reported that the Holy Mountain will again receive pilgrims from tomorrow, May 11, 2021. The lock-down...
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2204 – the hike from Dafni to Xiropotamou
In 1980 I visited the Holy Mountain for the first time and Ivíron was the first monastery I stayed in. Thirtynine years later I finally visited the last monastery of the 20, Xiropotamou. Although the...
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2205 – postcards from Athos: part one
Sending a postcard home was in former days a way to let friends and family know where you have been and a pilgrimage to Athos is no exception to this tradition. As early as 1905 the first postcards...
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2206 – postcards from Athos: part two
In part one – post 2205 – I showed you the postcards I found on the internet of Karyes and the first eight monasteries. In part two the next monastery is: 09 Sografou Sografou, 1917, made by Zepdji...
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2207 – postcards from Athos: part three
In part one and two – posts 2205 and 2206 – I showed you the postcards from the first 17 monasteries. In this post I will present the postcards of the remaing three: nr 18, Esfigmenou, nr 19,...
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2208 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Portrets of People [1]
Old Athos monk by Theodosios SIMONOS PETRAS 24th March 2004 by Theodosios Old Athos monk by Theodosios A young boy and an Athos monk by Theodosios Athos monk with a rose: 2nd of June 2004 by...
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2209 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Presence of Man [1]
01- At the Old Russian Monastery, 14-07-2005 02 – The kitchen garden of Simonos Petras, 22-04-2004 03 – Karyes Painted Sign: Restaurant/Estiatorion, Hotel/Xenodocheion, 23-07-2003 04 – Inside the...
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2210 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Nature – Animals [1]
To continue: from the extensive photo library of Theodosios: Yellow-legged seagulls (Larus Michahellis) 1-7-2006 by Theodosios Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) by Theodosios Caterpillar of the butterfly...
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2211 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Nature – Plants [1]
More exclusive pictures from the photo library of monk Theodosios: Athos Forest in the Mist: by Theodosios Rock Plants near Simonos Petras: 25-06 2006 by Theodosios Flower of the American Pokeweed...
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