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2066 – Crossing the Profitou Eliou stream

Posted on July 30, 2019 by athosweblog

In between the monastery of Pantocratoros and the Skiti of Profitou Eliou is a nice path (red and dotted line on the map) slightly uphill. It will take 30 minutes to get to the former Russian skiti. In the low … Continue reading →

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2003 – Aural icons of Orthodoxy

Posted on June 14, 2018 by athosweblog

Aural icons of Orthodoxy, that is what the semantrons of Mount Athos are. Despite the differences between the monasteries and sketes they have several things in common. Among them the semantron, an essential tool to announce to call the monks … Continue reading →

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1989 – The two aqueducts of Pantocratoros (and Happy Easter!)

Posted on April 2, 2018 by athosweblog

First of all: Happy Easter for all our readers, Christos Anesti (although the Orthodox Easter is next week)! This time of year always remembers me to my pilgrimage in 1986 during Easter-time, when we visited Dionysiou and joined a log … Continue reading →

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1937 – May 2017: the flight over Athos

Posted on August 19, 2017 by athosweblog

This year I booked a flight above the peninsula of Athos to take aerial pictures. Because of busy times at  work I was not able to sort out all the pictures, that’s why it took some time to share them with … Continue reading →

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1885 – art: Dutch painter Antoon Winkel

Posted on January 27, 2017 by athosweblog

Athos monastery by Dutch artist Antoon Winkel (1923 -1989) in Cubist style.Pantocratoros by A. Winkel painted in 1961. Herman Voogd

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1863 – The arsanas of Pantocratoros

Posted on November 22, 2016 by athosweblog

Looking up at the monastery of Pantocratoros from the small harbour. 2015 Almost the same spot in 1853Ruined house in 2016Not the same house as above but almost the same spot. 1853 Compare the wall on the right with the … Continue reading →

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1800 – Inside Pantocratoros (day three, first intermezzo)

Posted on March 18, 2016 by athosweblog

When we entered Pantocratoros after our stroll from Vatopediou, we found the monastery in deep rest. We conquered the monastery without being noticed. Nobody in the courtyard. The church was closed. Opposite the church we heard the sound of dishes. … Continue reading →

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1798 – From Vatopediou to Pantocratoros (day three, first leg)

Posted on March 9, 2016 by athosweblog

We started walking in the early morning from Vatopediou. We didn’t want to wait for the morning mass to finish. And we could not find a monk to give some food for the road. But we still had plenty of … Continue reading →

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1784 – Twenty monasteries in seven days : day 4, a day full of adventures

Posted on January 31, 2016 by athosweblog

This is the fourth episode of seven of the  Athos trip done by Goulven Le Goff and his brother Ivonig from Rennes, France made in May 2015. They visited all 20 monasteries in one week.   This day was the most … Continue reading →

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1780 – Athonian aqueducts

Posted on January 25, 2016 by athosweblog

The most beautiful aqueduct on the Athos peninsula is the one that leads to the monastery of Simonaspetras.                                     The Russian pilgrim Barsky made a nice drawing in 1744 of the monastery and the aqueduct. On the right image the … Continue reading →

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