On the 2018 pilgrimage to Athos our itinerary started at arsanas Konstamonitou. On the boat to Dafni we met mr. Hadrian from Holland, who has been following our weblog for a quit a while, but this was the first time we met, not knowing that we both were visiting Athos on this particular day!
Three pilgrims: your webmaster, Hadrian and Jitze
We got of at arsanas Konstamonitou, together with three pilgrims from Athens. We were lucky that a van was standing on the pier and the driver offered us a ride to the monastery. That saved us half an hour’s walk!
Detail of the Howorth map: from arsanas Konstamonitou to Konstamonitou monasteryOur friends from Athens on the vanLooking back at arsanas Sografou and the ruined towerArriving at the monastery: gardens and kellionKonstamonitou
When you look the your left at this point you will see this ruined house.
The house in ruinsA detail of the ruined house: two crosses, one standing on the roof – the chapel of Agia Triada and the second build in the wall, together with an triangle, with the Eye of Goda Kellion next to the gardens of the monasteryOutside the monastery: a place to relax and talk with monks (and have a smoke).the West facade of the monasteryarriving at the monastery The plan of Konstamonitou (by Mylonas – 2000): at the black arrow is the entranceThe South wall of the monastery: left from the entrance The South wall of the monastery: right from the entrance, the archondariki – guesthouseThe entrance to Konstamonitoudetail of the wall paitings above the entrance (dating from 1875)Agios Stephanos holding the church in his handgoing through the entrance of Konstamonitou
Next time more pictures of the courtyard of Konstamonitou.
Athos - Agios Oros 