Category Archives: arsanas

1890 – Kaliagra (arsanas Koutloumousiou)

Posted on February 6, 2017 by athosweblog

Kaliagra was the principal point of entry to Athos up to the middle of the 20th century. It’s decline started when people started using the Ouranoupolis-Dafni route to visit Athos. The pictures show you how the decline looks like. This … Continue reading →

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1883 – The arsanas of Simonos Petras

Posted on January 18, 2017 by athosweblog

In post 1859 and 1865 I showed you our visit to Simonos Petras in 2015 and the warm welcome we received in Simonos Petras from father Michael from Libanon. When we left in the morning of September 21th 2015 he gave me … Continue reading →

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1863 – The arsanas of Pantocratoros

Posted on November 22, 2016 by athosweblog

Looking up at the monastery of Pantocratoros from the small harbour. 2015 Almost the same spot in 1853Ruined house in 2016Not the same house as above but almost the same spot. 1853 Compare the wall on the right with the … Continue reading →

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1860 – The earliest photographs of Mount Athos 1853

Posted on November 13, 2016 by athosweblog

In 1853 photographer Ernest de Caranza and artist Emile Charles Labbé (probably both sitting next to the ship in the harbour of Pantocratoros)) visited Mount Athos and made a series of photographs to make an album compromising 87 salt prints … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 14, 2016 by athosweblog

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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1827 – Fast unloading at Kavsokalivia

Posted on June 13, 2016 by athosweblog

Herman Voogd  

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1820 – Russian documentary: “A thousand years on Mount Athos”

Posted on May 25, 2016 by athosweblog

This recent documentary from 2016 in Russian show us the main Russian settlements on Mount Athos. As predicted the renovation activities are well on its way in 2015, to be prepared for the celebrations in 2016 and the long expected … Continue reading →

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1776 – The fishing monk of Esfigmenou

Posted on January 16, 2016 by athosweblog

The monastery of Esfigmenou with a monk fishing. When we take a closer look we see that he is fishing directly under the ” Orthodoxy or Death”  sign.                                           In the waters off Mount Athos there is a special fisheries … Continue reading →

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1772 – Vatopedi boathouses

Posted on December 27, 2015 by athosweblog

On our 2015 trip we approached the Holy Mountain by boat from Ierissos . We sat foot on land at the Vatopedi harbour (arsanas). The boat docked at the peer you see above. This early photograph is taken in 1870.  … Continue reading →

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1757 – A northern approach to Agion Oros. Day one, part one.

Posted on October 17, 2015 by athosweblog

As the starting point of our bi-annual pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain we chose to take the boat from Ierissos. It was our first departure from that more remote spot. The town lies on the northern shore of the Athonian … Continue reading →

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