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1516 – Paperwork on Mount Athos

Posted on March 5, 2014 by athosweblog

When entering a monastery or skite it is custom and even required to put your name and number of your Athos visum (diamoniterion) in the guestbook. They also ask your fathers name. I don’t no why. Pilgrim Jacques perform his … Continue reading →

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1499 – Athos glossary

Posted on January 11, 2014 by athosweblog

When reading books about the Holy Mountain many words and terms are not immedeately clear. Here are a few examples: Iconostasis a screen, with doors, which divides the nave from the sanctuary and on which icons are placed in a … Continue reading →

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1465 – Skites hotel and bungalows

Posted on October 23, 2013 by athosweblog

When in Ouranoupolis don’t skip the Skites hotel and bungalows. You can’t miss it when walking to the Mt. Athos border 850 meters from the town. It is perfect place to stay or to eat and drink because totally different … Continue reading →

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1459 – leaving for Athos from Ierissos instead

Posted on October 16, 2013 by athosweblog

After visiting Athos 8 times it was about time to take the alternative route, starting in Ierissos. So in the morning of 23th of September 2013 we took a taxi from Ouranopolis to Ierissos for € 10 and 15 minutes … Continue reading →

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1458 – From Saloniki with the bus to Ouranoupolis

Posted on October 16, 2013 by athosweblog

In 2013 my fellow pilgrims and I drove in less then 3 hours from Haarlem, The Netherlands to the airport of Cologne/Bonn in Germany where we took a Germanwings flight directly to Thessaloniki. At the time for us the cheapest … Continue reading →

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1386 – reservation to stay overnight in a monastery?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by athosweblog

A bill from a hotel in Odessa for a Russian Athos pilgrim – 1915 When visiting Mount Athos many monateries or sketes require an advance reservation if you want to stay there overnight. Currently these 13 places need a reservation: … Continue reading →

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1372 – walking distances in minutes

Posted on April 19, 2013 by athosweblog

Konstamonitou GPS from * to min. GPS from * to min. – Megali Jovantsa * Proto Nero 80 x I.M. Xiropotamou * Stavros Dafni-Karyai 60 – Megali Jovantsa * Ars. Sografou 40 x Dafni * I.M. Panteleimonos 60 – Proto … Continue reading →

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1348 – swimming on Mount Athos!?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by athosweblog

It is ofcourse forbidden to swim in the waters round the Holy Mountain. Although tempting after a long walk. Your clothing has to be decent. Shirts with long sleeves, no shorts. But in 1947 they were not that harsh on … Continue reading →

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1324 – Athos: only for "men of good character"

Posted on October 16, 2012 by athosweblog

Planning a trip to Athos has not always been as easy as it is nowadays. As most of our readers know you only have to make sure that your name is on the list of the 10 “non-orthodox” visitors that … Continue reading →

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1320 – rainfall radar for Athos

Posted on September 14, 2012 by athosweblog

At this moment a member of our Athos group 2011 is back on the Holy Mountain and spends his first night in a monastery. At the moment there is a big difference in the weather situation compared with last year: in … Continue reading →

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