Category Archives: 17 Grigoriou

2202 – Grigoriou: photo overview, a tour from the arsanas to the Katholicon

Posted on April 18, 2021 by athosweblog

The arsanas of Grigoriou, with the boat Agia Anna arriving at 10 PM The boat house at the arsanas is being renovated (Oktober 2019) Monks working on oil-smeared cables Arsanas Grigoriou, with a “second archondariki” on the left. The main … Continue reading →

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2197 – Grigoriou: the graveyard and ossuary

Posted on March 17, 2021 by athosweblog

Behind the second courtyard and the katholicon there is a hallway that leads to the back gate of the monastery. Immediately after leaving the monastery you will see the ossuary and the graveyard. The South wing of the monastery, seen … Continue reading →

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2196 – the phiale of Grigoriou and its extraordinary paintings

Posted on February 27, 2021 by athosweblog

In previous postings about this monastery (2154 and 2194) we took a closer look at the trapeza and the second courtyard, where monks were ‘crushing the olives’. Today we will take a closer look at the philae, that you can … Continue reading →

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2194 – Grigoriou monastery: a closer look and ‘crushing’ the olives

Posted on February 9, 2021 by athosweblog

Let’s resume the post about Grigoriou monastery, that I visited on the 2nd of October 2019. I started in post 2156 in Juli last year by showing pictures of the trapeza. Today we will continue, starting in the second courtyard, … Continue reading →

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2168 – Special Offer nr 5: 50% discount on watercolors of Christos Baloukos

Posted on September 14, 2020 by athosweblog

This week I will end the special offers with – for the time being – the last two watercolors of the Greek artist Christis Baloukos: houses near Dionysiou and Ivirón. The terms are the same as the watercolors for sale … Continue reading →

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2156 – Grigoriou monastery and its trapeza

Posted on July 21, 2020 by athosweblog

On October 2nd 2019 we walked from Dionysiou to Grigoriou, a relatively short hike of 3 km’s, that took us 1 hour and 20 minutes walking time, but the steep climbs and the vicious descents made it a tough trip. … Continue reading →

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2149 – random photos in chronological order – no 4

Posted on June 19, 2020 by athosweblog

I will start this post with four photographs from the first (?) Athos bus, a Mercedes Benz, that arrived on Athos during the millenium celebrations in 1963. This picture is at the arsanas of Iviron dates from this period. On … Continue reading →

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2146 – random photos and articles in chronological order – no 1

Posted on June 16, 2020 by athosweblog

As you probably know, I occasionally roam the internet looking for Athos photos or publications. Today I found some time to show you some of my findings, beginning with the oldest: 1668 This is a page from a Dutch book, … Continue reading →

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2104 – Monasteries and hermits go by, between Dafni and Kavsokalivia

Posted on February 11, 2020 by athosweblog

The ferry boat to Kavsokalivia arrived on time. We bought tickets on board. We sat on the open deck, watching the monasteries go by. It was rather windy. We talked about earlier visits, walking routes and the climb to the … Continue reading →

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2012 – Windows

Posted on August 12, 2018 by athosweblog

The most beautiful windows on Athos are those who are in a bad condition. Such as here in Skite Andreou. With natural plants on the windowsill.The torn curtains behind this window in Andreou create a spooky atmosphere.  But it can … Continue reading →

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