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1873 – Stavronikita: old and recent pictures

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

This is probably the first picture of Stavronikita.  From the same series as we showed before by  Ernest de Caranza & Emile Charles Labbé. This picture was taken in the year 1853. It is the first picture in this series … Continue reading →

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1841 – 31th August: 10th anniversery Athos weblog

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

Stavronikita: first weblog header – 2007 Ten years ago we started this weblog for the group of pilgrims that planned a visit to Holy Mountain (Jaap, Harry, Douwe, Fanta, Jitze, Herman and Wim), not realizing that 10 years later the weblog has … Continue reading →

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1830 – Athos in French magazine L’Illustration 1920 (2)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by

In December 1920 the French magazine L’Illustration published two articles about mount Athos, in post 1829 I showed you the images from the Noel-Christmas publication from december 4th 1920. Today I will present the pictures and watercolors from the magazine … Continue reading →

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1829 – Athos in French magazine L’Illustration 1920 (1)

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

In December 1920 two  articles about Athos were published in the French magazine L’Illustration, one in the (extra thick) Christmis edition of December 4th and the second on December 25th 1920. Both articles describe the pilgrimage of the author Georges … Continue reading →

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1812 – In and around Stavronikita (day three, third leg)

Posted on May 4, 2016 by

We sat silently behind a glass of fresh water and some loukoumi in the guesthouse. The archontaris, the guest monk, was very quiet, contemplative, and we didn’t speak. We just sat in the gloomy, long and narrow room next to … Continue reading →

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1803 – On our way to Stavronikita: fires and vibrations (day three, second leg)

Posted on March 28, 2016 by

We waved goodbye to Pantocratoros where we enjoyed so much hospitality and a very good meal. We followed the wonderful monopati along the coast. It is a bit hilly but not too strenuous. The monopati is completely covered from time … 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

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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