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- 2253 – another You Tube footage by Rafinos of a hike from Agia Anna to Kerasia and to the top of Mount Athos, including the enormous waterspout
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Category Archives: nature
2255 – December 1st: 2022 heavy rains on Mount Athos / Dionysiou
This footage by IMDLEO.GR shows a sudden storm on December 1st 2022 near the monastery Dionysios on Mount Athos. You see the water storage tank that prevents the plaza from flooding and protects the shoreline from the swirling water and … Continue reading
2245 – fire on Athos
Saturday moring, the 6th of August, a fire broke out in the olive orchard near Arsanas Konstamonitou / the cell of Agiou Pantes, where persumeably somebody wanted to burn some branches. The latest news of today is that the fire … Continue reading
Posted in nature, news
Tagged arsanas Konstamonitou, Cel of Agios Pantes, fire, forest fire
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2229 – earthquakes near Athos Sunday 16th of January 2022
Monk Theodosios reported to me that earthquakes were felt on Athos today. “They occured in the sea south of the monastic community, some 33 km from Karyes, and had a magnitude of 5.4. The quake even rattled Attica, 225 kilometers … Continue reading
2227 – snow on Athos 12-01-2022
One of the monks on Athos that I follow on Facebook is Prodromos Grigoriatis. He lives in Karyes and last year he was the first who shared the news with us about the new large building that is constucted in … Continue reading
Posted in Karyes, nature, news
Tagged bell tower, main street, new building, Protaton, restaurants, snow, winter
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2220 – todays (8-9) forest fire near Mikra Agia Anna under control and extinguished
Today’s reports from Athos monks who keep a Facebook account (father Athanasios Karouliotis and Efthymios Volonakis-Vouleftiriotis) and from Vima Orthodoxias (in Greek) tell about the fire that broke this morning, the 7th of September 2021, that started near the harbor … Continue reading
Posted in nature, Skiti Anna
Tagged airplane, facebook, fire brigade, forest fire, ravine
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2211 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Nature – Plants [1]
More exclusive pictures from the photo library of monk Theodosios: For more info about these pictures, please e-mail us. Wim Voogd, 16th July 2021
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, nature
Tagged flowers, forest, kitchen garden, plants, top mountain, trees
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2210 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Nature – Animals [1]
To continue: from the extensive photo library of Theodosios: Wim Voogd, Quatorze Julliet 2021 Please be noted: if you are interested in a original high quality print of a Theodosios picture, please contact us by e-mail.
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, art, nature
Tagged animals, beatle, bumblebee, caterpillar, cats, delfin, horses, mules, seagull, toad
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2192 – Trees on Mount Athos by Bas Kamps
Athosweblogger Bas Kamps photographed not only several trees when he visited Mount Athos but also back in The Netherlands trees is often his topic. He recently made a website with his photography. Nilos chapel is located on the south slope … Continue reading
2189 – Flowers; nothing but flowers
We left Simonos Petras early in the morning to take the ferry. We had plenty of time. We only had to walk down the wonderful path 300 meters to the arsanas. I decided to take pictures of all the spring … Continue reading
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, arsanas, nature
Tagged Bas2019, Flora Graeca, flowers, iris, Judas tree, petunia
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