Category Archives: arsanas

2309 – Morfonou and Amalfion monastery

Posted on March 26, 2024 by athosweblog

The tower of Amalfi drone photographed by Monk Theodosius with Morfonou beach in the background. The building on the right is the first cell of Skiti Lakkou. If  it is not to windy the Ierissos ferry goes as far as … Continue reading →

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2299 – arsanas Konstamonitou: a new chapel above the caves

Posted on December 6, 2023 by athosweblog

On our last pilgrimage to Athos with the FoMA footpath team we had a day off on day 4 (21/09-23) because the monks of Sografou were celebrating a holiday and all workers were not allowed to do any work. We … Continue reading →

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2297 – The FoMA Footpath Clearing Pilgrimage 2023

Posted on November 24, 2023 by athosweblog

The vast majority of the Foma 2023 pathclearing team (36 pilgrims) arrived in Ouranoupolis, Greece from London by plane. The flight was quite delayed so it was a short night for these pilgrims. The Dutch delegation (Bas, my brother Wim … Continue reading →

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2276 – the arsanas of Vatopedi

Posted on August 16, 2023 by athosweblog

After one of our working days with the FoMA footpath team, when we had been clearing paths in the hills above Vatopedi, we arrived back at Vatopedi area. Near a small chapel the path follows its course down to the … Continue reading →

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2262 – a drone footage of three towers of Mount Athos

Posted on March 7, 2023 by athosweblog

This footage is made by monk T and shows three towers of the Holy Mountain: the first one is Palaiopyrgos, the ruins of an old tower between the arsanas of Sografou and Konstamonitou, for more information read this post on … Continue reading →

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2250 – arsanas Chromitsa and the border buildings

Posted on October 4, 2022 by athosweblog

On a half hour walk from Ouranopolis you will find the border to the Holy Mountain. Behind the fence there is a cluster of five buildings: one for a policeman (on the right when standing at the gate), a house … Continue reading →

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2248 – the Dafni building complex of Simonospetras – part 1

Posted on September 12, 2022 by athosweblog

It has been three years since we last visited the Holy Mountain. Due to the coronavirus, the lockdowns in the world and extra precautions that applied to Athos, no pilgrims were allowed to come. But this summer Athos will finally … Continue reading →

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2221 – Palaiopyrgos: the tower of the lost monasteries of Xerokastrou and Calligrafou and more drone images

Posted on September 18, 2021 by athosweblog

A photographer who wants to stay anonymous made some beautiful drone images of the northern part of Mt. Athos. Posts 2216, 2217 and 2219 covered the east coast, now we’ll take a closer look at the harbors and towers at … Continue reading →

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2219 – a new discovery on Athos: strange towers close to Esfigmenou on drone images

Posted on August 29, 2021 by athosweblog

I really thought I had seen quite a lot of Athos and its settlements and buildings (except from the farmhouses-kellia). So I was really surprized that the drone-images from an anonymous photographer had something new in store, as can see … Continue reading →

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2209 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Presence of Man [1]

Posted on July 11, 2021 by athosweblog

If you are interested in obtaining a high quality resolution print of the Theodosios pictures, please contact me by e-mail and I will foreward your request to him (more information: see Shop, oldest item). Wim Voogd, 11/07/2021

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