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1621 – Live blog Athos 2014-3

Arriving at Xenofontos. Wim, 1/9

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1160 – The 20 Monasteries in ranking order

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746 – Photo and story by Agnostos Ellinas

A lone traveler waits for the ferry on the dock of Xenophontos monastery in Mount Athos, unaware that the ferry will not be stopping there. This is the wrong dock as it is not used anymore. The ferries stop at … Continue reading

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706 – pictures of Xenofontos 2005 – part 2

Insence and bread Lighting a candle Listening in church Monks singing Fresco Fresco with keys Room with fresco’s Oillamp See / buy original pictures on this site.Wim, 11/2

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703 – pictures from Xenofontos 2005 – part 1

On this site I found some good Athos pictures from 2005. Do see the 92-picture slide show of the Easter cellebrations. Sculls of monks dinner in the refectory after dinner in church monks singing monks outside the church Wim, 11/2

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555 – more Xenofontos pictures

This is one of the few monasteries I did not visit until now, although I passed it numerous times. I found this picture of the refectory: Wim, 4/9

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552 – Xenofontos in 1917/18 by Millet (1867 – 1953)

The party of Millet with all their luggage is leaving the peninsula taking boats at the arsanas (small harbour) of Lavra. hv

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481 – Xenofontos

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480 – Konstamonitou

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