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2241 – a beautiful boat trip
The Agia Anna ferry sails from Ouranoupolis to Dafni, the main port of the Holy Mountain. In the afternoon, this boat sails from Dafni to Kavsokalivia at the southern tip of the peninsula and from...
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2342 – The cell of the Ascension of our Lord, Annalipseos tou Kyriou,...
Monopati to the skiti The main building and chapel of Annalipseos tou Kyriou The guesthouse and Bas Kamps our guestroom garden, in the direction of Morfonou I have visited Athos 11 times in total and...
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2343 – Four surprising observations on the way to Karakallou
On the way to Karakallou we came across four surprising things that I would like to share with you. Remarkable, both in terms of architecture, flora and fauna. A medieval bridge, a kellion with golden...
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2344 – Simonas Petras more then 100 years ago
Charles Martel 1918 During the First World War, Athos was photographed by French army photographers such as Millet and Martel. Also famous from that time are the autochromes of Fernan Cuville, early...
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2345- “an Australian POW on Athos in 1941”: help needed for more information
Mr Stephen Hutcheon from Australia contacted Athosweblog with a plee for help to our readers for the book he is writing about his uncle Jack Greaves, who, as a Prisoner of War (POW), fled for the...
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2346 – Photos of Karakallou
Arrival in Karakallou. It was almost evening when we finally arrived in Karakallou. We received a friendly welcome by the monk who deals with the guests. Father Prodromos served us the traditional...
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2347 – Athos book World War II: Fritz Jordan – Escape 1941
Thanks to Sthephen Hutcheon (see post 2345 about his uncle in World War II) I was made aware that yet another book was written by a refugee on Athos during the Second World War. The other book is from...
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2348 – Athos in 2025: limit to accommodations by up to 20%
Pilgrims with their Diamoniterion outside the Pilgrims Office in 2011 6.00 PM Source: part of the text below is from an article in Greek published in kathimerini.gr on December 21/22th 2024, also a...
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2349 – Time does not always stand still on Athos. The walk from Karakallou to...
The distance between Karakallou Monastery and Filotheou is quite short. But the ancient stone path only goes up, through a cool forest of sweet chestnut trees. It is a beautiful and gentle climb,...
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2350 – Missing monk from Xenofontos monastery found dead on Mount Athos 13...
The search for 40-year-old monk Epifanios from Xenofontos monastery, where he had been living for the past few years and whose tracks had been lost since November 30 2024, had a tragic end. The monk’s...
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2351 – Reuters: Ukrain victims of the war visit Athos
On January 3th 2025 Reuters published an article with stunning photos of a group of 22 Ukrainian soldiers who were wounded in the war against the invading Russian army. The group stayed on the Holy...
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2352 – From Filoteou to Iviron via Mylopotamos
We walked the path from Filoteou to Iviron, via Mylopotamos. So actually only downwards; 300 meters descending on a beautiful wooded monopati. Suddenly the foliage opens up and Mylopotamos, in the...
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2353 – In the footsteps of Sidney Loch to Chilandariou
The tower of Ouranoupolis used to be the house of Sydney Loch View from Chromitsa to Ouranoupolis with the Tower of Loch jutting into the sea. Sydney Loch (1888 – 1955) was a Scottish/Australian World...
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2354 – art: Théodore Charles Balké on Athos in 1919
Pantocratoros with Stavronikita and Mount Athos in the background (source: Ebay) Théodore Charles Balké (1875-1951) was a French artist known for his Orientalist works. Born on April 29, 1875, in...
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2355 – Iviron in 2023
Finally we reached Iviron. The last part, from Mylopótamos, runs via a wide and winding dirt road, the “highway” between Karyes and Lavra. Not the most pleasant part of the walk. By the way, it was...
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2356- lost Athos monasteries
As we all probably know Mount Athos is home to 20 ruling monasteries today. While these are well-documented, there are also several abandoned or “lost” monasteries and monastic sites scattered...
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2357 – From Iviron to Stavronikita
The last stage of the day took us along a turbulent sea from Iviron to Stavronikita. It is a coastal stage that offers an excellent walking experience. The first small part is on a dirt road, but soon...
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2358 – French documentary “Amalfion – une présence bénédictine au Mont Athos”
A beautiful and interesting documentary (53 minutes), published on YouTube on January 3, 2025, about the presence of the Latin (Benedict) monastery on Mount Athos, with subtitles in English, Italian,...
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2359 – the cell of Molyvokklissia (near Maroudá)
When you follow the monopati from Karyes to the Maroudá kellion, you will pass the cell of Molyvokklissia. Nowadays the cell is abandoned. But until 2019 this cell was inhabited by monk Chrysostomos....
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2360 – book: Seven years on Mount Athos -the power of believing- by Christos...
Many books have been written and published about Athos over the years. Sometimes scientific in nature, mostly with a religious or historical content. A large number of books are about visitors to the...
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