Category Archives: food

2263 – FoMA footpath team 2022 – part 2: the path from Vatopedi towards Esfigmenou

Posted on March 14, 2023 by athosweblog

On Monday, September 26, 2022, our team started our first mission, clearing the path between Vatopedi and Esfigmenou. After waking up at 6am and having breakfast at 6.30am specially made for our team, we got a lift from a grumpy … Continue reading →

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2233 – the Future of Athos? Avaton water: a company sells the water from a spring of Simonospetras

Posted on February 20, 2022 by athosweblog

The founder of this new enterprise, that will be run in the near future is by a Macedonian bottle company from Thessaloniki, Dimitris Babakos from Cyprus, was during a stay at Simonospetras monastery inspired “to craft and create a superior … 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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2134 – Vegetables pulled up to Simonos Petras

Posted on April 20, 2020 by athosweblog

Only if you have good trust in fate you can look down, vertically, from the overhanging fragile wooden balconies of Simonos Petras. More than 40 meters below you, monks and their helpers were working in the gardens. The gardens are … Continue reading →

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2131 – Living from land and garden: fruits and vegetables

Posted on April 13, 2020 by athosweblog

This looks like Aloe Vera or another cactus-like succulent plant. Do they use for beverages or for medicinal uses? This wild spinach-like vegetable grows in the steep gardens of Simonos Petras. A small cornfield in the middle of knowhere reachable … Continue reading →

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2115 – the ‘fake’ tower above Karyes

Posted on March 12, 2020 by athosweblog

Every pilgrim who has been in Karyes probably has seen this tower, in the hills high above the small town, at 645 meters high. In 2018 father Theodosius from Simonospetras took us for a trip over the Holy Mountain and … Continue reading →

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2102 – Guest Rooms

Posted on February 4, 2020 by athosweblog

Every monastery and skiti have a room were pilgrims are welcomed, most of the time with Greek coffee, water, loukoumi and tsipourou. This guest room in the Russian monastery was only for distinguished pilgrims. The place burned down in the … Continue reading →

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2067 – The garden pulley of Simonos Petras

Posted on August 11, 2019 by athosweblog

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 →

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1995 – Athos cooking lessons by Father Epifánios

Posted on April 23, 2018 by athosweblog

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 →

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1991 – The Strawberry tree

Posted on April 12, 2018 by athosweblog

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 →

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