Category Archives: Mylopotamos

1870 – Mylopotamos and father Epifanios

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

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 →

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1862 – film about the chef and winemaker Epifanios from Mylopotamos

Posted on November 20, 2016 by

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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1848 – art: Markos Kampanis

Posted on September 20, 2016 by

Mount Athos, as seen through the eyes of contemporary Greek artist, Markos Kampanis.He is known for his murals in Simonas Petras but also for this large painting on the wall near the main gate of Vatopediou. During 2013 Markos Kampanis … Continue reading →

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1717 – Photo album from the nineteen seventies

Posted on May 5, 2015 by

Photo’s from the album of Dutch writer Gerard Koolschijn who went to Athos several times in the 1970ties together with his friends under the inspiring leadership of their highschool teacher Herman Hissink. In front of the winery of Mylopotamos with the … Continue reading →

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1542 – Chess at Mylopotamos: Georgia – Holland: 0 -1

Posted on April 26, 2014 by

When we arrived at Mylapotamos after a long walk from Provata in 2013 we sat down and relaxed in the kiosk with probably the finest view of the holy mountain. A plastic bag was hanging on one of the poles … Continue reading →

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1453 – Morning at Mylopotamos

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

</a Just woke up at Mylopotamos. This is our 4th day on Agios Oros. Today we walk from Mylopotamos to Sk. Andreou were we shall spend the last night.

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1333 – old Athos postcards and pictures

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Today I will show you a collection of miscellaneous postcards and images of Athos, that gathered from the internet in the last months. The first picture is from two men near a well, probably in the beginning of the last century, … Continue reading →

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