Let’s take a closer look at the Vatopedi monastery. On the plan below we start at nr 1, the main entrance. The numbers refer to the places where the pictures are taken.

Number 1: the main entrance

Nr 2: the kiosk or waiting pavilion (P), seen from the entrance

nr 3: the mural in the vaulted dome in the main entrance

nr 3: detail of the mural: the Father, Son and Holy Gost

nr 4: the guesthouse/archondariki and the chapel of the Holy Girdle (Agia Zoni). B1 on the plan all are fountains. We had a room in the attic:

nr 5: view from the guesthouse (the balcony near E k), north east direction.

nr 6: the chimneys of the guesthouse

nr 7: the katholicon (A) and the clocktower (A2), with a roofed well on the right and the chandlery (N) on the left

nr 8: a wing of cells

nr 9: the courtyard in front of the exo narthex of the katholicon. On the right the trapeza and on the left the phiale (B), with the bell- tower behind it (A-1).

Wim Voogd, 4/4/14