Category Archives: food

1869 – 19th century threshing floors

Posted on December 4, 2016 by athosweblog

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 →

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1862 – film about the chef and winemaker Epifanios from Mylopotamos

Posted on November 20, 2016 by athosweblog

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 →

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1810 – Trapeza

Posted on April 30, 2016 by athosweblog

Herman Voogd

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1800 – Inside Pantocratoros (day three, first intermezzo)

Posted on March 18, 2016 by athosweblog

When we entered Pantocratoros after our stroll from Vatopediou, we found the monastery in deep rest. We conquered the monastery without being noticed. Nobody in the courtyard. The church was closed. Opposite the church we heard the sound of dishes. … 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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1715 – Provata

Posted on April 27, 2015 by athosweblog

Between Karakalou and Lakkou Skiti lies the area called Provata. It is a settlement of a few larger kellions, f.e. Panaghia, St. George and St Andreou, witch were founded by mainly Slavic monks. The settlemnet we visited is one of the … Continue reading →

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1710 – The last supper photographed by Gabriel Millet 1918

Posted on April 11, 2015 by athosweblog

The Evangelist, Saint John the Beloved, is seated next to Christ, as the youngest of the disciples, he is depicted as beardless. He receives in his left hand a piece of the Body of Christ. Judas Iscariot the Betrayer without … Continue reading →

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1676 – Oranges in a white world

Posted on February 8, 2015 by athosweblog

Oranges, we eat them a lot but we never seen them growing on trees in Western Europe. The association with oranges is for us summer, not winter or snow. Nevertheless there were plenty of oranges, mandarin and lemons in Nea … Continue reading →

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1644 – A book about monastic cooking

Posted on November 22, 2014 by athosweblog

Very nice photo’s in the book: The Cuisine of Holly(?) Mount “Athos” by Dimitris Vlaikos. This monks show a plate with snails, Mt Athos in the background. With of course father Epifanios of Mylopotamos but many other “chefs” are photographed.A monk … Continue reading →

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1547 – Archipelagos: Illegal fishing practices in Mount Athos

Posted on May 13, 2014 by athosweblog

Monk fishing photo by Robert Byron, early 20th century One year has passed since Archipelagos, Institute of Marine Conservation of Greece, first reported to the national authorities the on-going incidents of illegal and destructive fishing practices taking place in the … Continue reading →

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