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2067 – The garden pulley of Simonos Petras
The gardens are located on terraces below the monastery. Wooden ladders connect the gardens with each other. The gardens from above. A garden worker is resting against the stone monastery wall. A monks is coming his way. Vegetables are lifted … Continue reading
1995 – Athos cooking lessons by Father Epifánios
Most people recognize this question: “What’s for dinner tonight?” Maybe these “You Tube”- films will help you to find the answer, thanks to Father Epifánios from Mylopotamos. Although it is spoken in Greek, most ingredients and instructions are universal, so … Continue reading
1991 – The Strawberry tree
Every now and then when walking in Mount Athos the Strawberry tree appears alongside the path. Here on the left, with in the distance Simonos Petras. The Strawberry tree or Arbutus unedo is widespread in the Mediterranean region. The Latin name was … Continue reading
1870 – Mylopotamos and father Epifanios
The settlement of Mylopotamos in 1853. Again in 2013, now with the winery and the vineyards of father Epifanios. Father Epifanios or Epiphanios is one of the better-known monks of Mount Athos. A dedicated winemaker with exports from his vineyard … Continue reading
1869 – 19th century threshing floors
The collection of the first photos (1853) of Mount Athos by Caranza and Labbé recently auctioned by Sotheby’s is full of interesting images. This is a threshing floor outside Xenofontos. A threshing floor is a specially flattened outdoor surface, usually … Continue reading
1862 – film about the chef and winemaker Epifanios from Mylopotamos
This beautiful film about Epifanios and with spectacular drone shots from the Holy Mountain was removed from YouTube yesterday, but luckily our Athos friend Vasilis found it again on Vimeo: The film is published one month ago. This is a … Continue reading
