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2213 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Space [1]
Pictures from the exhibition in 21-31 May 2009 from monk Theodosios in Thessaloniki/Greece Wim Voogd, 21-07-2021
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, 14 Paulou, art, Karyes
Tagged Amalfi, aqueduct, boat, Exhibition, summit, Theodosios Simonopetritis
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2206 – postcards from Athos: part two
In part one – post 2205 – I showed you the postcards I found on the internet of Karyes and the first eight monasteries. In part two the next monastery is: 09 Sografou This is fourth postcard from Zepdji. Until … Continue reading
Posted in 09 Sografou, 10 Docheiariou, 11 Karakallou, 12 Filotheou, 13 Simonos Petras, 14 Paulou, 15 Stavronikita, 16 Xenofontos, 17 Grigoriou
Tagged 3D model, aerial view, postcards, ruins, tower, WorldWarI
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2169 – Corona update Athos 24th of September (update 30/9)
Since our last post from August 6th in 2160 there was no news from Athos, concerning the pandemic. But two days ago Romfea.gr reported that an outbreak of Covid-19 occured in the Agiou Paulou monastery (in English read more here). … Continue reading
Posted in 04 Chilandariou, 14 Paulou, news, Skiti Lakkou
Tagged contamination, corona, Covid-19, pandemic, virus
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2164 – Special Offer nr 3: 50% discount on watercolors of Christos Baloukos
The next three watercolors by the Greek artist Christos Baloukos, that Athosweblog we can offer exclusively to our readers for € 300,00 are from: Docheiariou Agiou Paulou and Stavronikita All watercolors are unique, so there are no other copies of … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Docheiariou, 14 Paulou, 15 Stavronikita, art
Tagged Christos Baloukos, watercolor
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2147 – random photos and articles in chronological order – no 2
11. 1903 Photo by monk Gavriil from Panteleimonos, made on August 21, 1903, with a “revealing” image of the Mother of God (on the left). The photo was published in a Greek newspaper at that time. It still remains a … Continue reading
Posted in 03 Iviron, 04 Chilandariou, 13 Simonos Petras, 14 Paulou, 16 Xenofontos, 19 Panteleimonos, books, Karoulia, Karyes, Skiti Anna
Tagged Ali Sami Bey, aqueduct, army, French, panagia, photographer, portaitissa, procession, russians, WorldWarI
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2141 – From Dionysiou to Paulou in summer and winter
In the summer of 2011 we walked from Dionysiou to Paulou. The other way around as my brother Wim has described in the previous post (2140). In the winter of 2015 my friend Bas and I, together with our sons, … Continue reading
Posted in 05 Dionysiou, 14 Paulou, trip 2011: Herman's group, trip 2015
Tagged bread, monopati, olives, snow, steep, tower, winter
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2140 – the hike from Agiou Paulou to Dionysiou
This is a relatively short hike, only 3,3 km long, that takes about 1 hour walking. The setting is beautiful: leaving the Agiou Paulou monastery, with the majestic marble pyramid shaped peak of Mount Athos behind it. At 8 o’clock … Continue reading
2138 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery – 3
While the world is hit hard by the invisible and sometimes deadly Corona virus and while we are all waiting in our lockdown to go back to normal live again, a few signs of hope immerge. In most countries the … Continue reading
Posted in 14 Paulou, Trip 2019
Tagged balconies, bell tower, courtyard, defence tower, katholikon, plan
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2137 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery 2
As my brother Herman described in his post 2097 about the monastery of Agiou Paulou, the monastery was already mentioned in the Typicon of 1046. That makes the monastery one of the oldest monasteries on the Holy Mountain. But why … Continue reading
Posted in 14 Paulou, Trip 2019
Tagged Agios Georgios, chapel, courtyard, interior, katholikon, murals, stained glass, trapeza
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2129 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery 1
In post 2015 I ended my photo report with a picture of the Agiou Paulou monastery. Today we will take a closer look at the exterior of the monastery, starting with a plan of the monastery from Mylonas, made in … Continue reading
