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1925 – 3 monasteries by Edward Lear
On the 5th of July 2017 Christies will auction 3 drawings by Edward Lear. We have made already a lot of Lear posts on this blog but here are three unpublished images. A very nice impression of the monastery of … Continue reading
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1874 – The coastal tower near Paulou
The coastal tower and ruins in 1853 with on the right the monastery of Paulou and on the left the southern slope of the mountain itself. In front, part of an arch is visible, nowadays gone. From a slightly different … Continue reading
1694 – Around Paulou
After a long and steady ascent on a broad dirt road we finally reached the monastery of Paulou.The industrious workers of Paulou had cleared the paths. The path to the right leads to the kiosk. This picture was taken from … Continue reading
1687 – On our way to the Holy Monastery Paulou
When we departed from Dionysiou late in the morning of the new year a very social cat followed us for about a kilometre. He jumped from footstep to footstep which we had left in the snow. A lot of snow … Continue reading
1686 – Paulou over the years
The black and white image of Paulou dates probably from the early 20th century. We can check the date by looking at the trees. A large cypress is hiding the kiosk at the entrance of the monasteryon the right of … Continue reading
1681 – Renovations near Paulou
This is the monastery of Paulou situated at the foot of Mt. Athos. The tower near the beach is a defense tower probably from the Byzantine period. This photograph was taken a few years ago. The situation has changed since … Continue reading
1655 – recent pictures from Athos
Today my brother Herman (& son and friend Bas & sons) ended his Athos winter journey and he just sent me these pictures: Grigoriou when the snow started and the next day 30/12/2104 Simonospetras … Continue reading
