Category Archives: 01 Lavra

2267 – a drone footage of Mylopotamos winery

Posted on May 24, 2023 by athosweblog

In this post we proudly present yet another unique footage, shot by monk T on May 5th 2021 during the Corona pandemic, when no one was allowed to enter the Holy Mountain. This video shows you the winery of Mylopotamos, … Continue reading →

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2259 – the Abbots of all Athos monasteries

Posted on February 20, 2023 by athosweblog

Our dear Athos friend Vasílis de Grote publishes very interesting information about Athos on Facebook. With his permission I have reproduced this list of abbots, hegoúmenos in Greek, which he published on 12 February. The reason for starting this list … Continue reading →

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2205 – postcards from Athos: part one

Posted on May 24, 2021 by athosweblog

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 from Athos … Continue reading →

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2201 – Yearning for ancient paths, the monopatia of Mt. Athos

Posted on April 13, 2021 by athosweblog

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 unfortunately destroyed and replaced by gravel roads. Many thoughts … Continue reading →

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2149 – random photos in chronological order – no 4

Posted on June 19, 2020 by athosweblog

I will start this post with four photographs from the first (?) Athos bus, a Mercedes Benz, that arrived on Athos during the millenium celebrations in 1963. This picture is at the arsanas of Iviron dates from this period. On … Continue reading →

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2148 – random photos and articles in chronological order – no 3

Posted on June 18, 2020 by athosweblog

1925 nr 1 In post 1418 we told the story of “Agathon the Fool”, here on a photo in Kavsokalivia. He was a simple layman who lived in abandoned monastic cells during the decades of the 1920’s and 1930’s. 1925 … Continue reading →

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2126 – Roaming around the Great Lavra

Posted on April 1, 2020 by athosweblog

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 and loukoumi. Four impressions taken directly from … Continue reading →

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2125 – Objects from the past in Lavra

Posted on March 28, 2020 by athosweblog

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 open air museum. The pre-Christian … Continue reading →

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2121 – On our way to Lavra

Posted on March 22, 2020 by athosweblog

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 path descents to the new, concrete, road … Continue reading →

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2117 – The source near Agia Triada

Posted on March 15, 2020 by athosweblog

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 side path. See the red arrow which I added. Coming … Continue reading →

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