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- 2241 – an update: file a complaint against the new large scale commercial company “Avaton water”on the Holy Mountain
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Category Archives: news
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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2224 – Father Makarios from Maroudá is vaccinated
Father Makarios from Maroudá kellion, 70 years old, one of the most hospitable and friendly monks of the Holy Mountain, was infected with COVID-19 this summer and luckily survived the severe effects of the Corona virus, although he approched death, … Continue reading
2212 – new building activities in the centre of Karyes
The first time I visited Karyes in 1980 I saw, if I remember correctly, that there was still an old building opposite of the Protaton bell tower, next to the chapel of Ag. Nikolaos and the graveyard, here visible on … Continue reading
Posted in Karyes, news
Tagged construction activities, foundations, main street, Prodromos Grigoriatis
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2203 – After the Corona lock-down: Athos reopens partially from May 11th 2021
Update 25/06, thanks to our reader Japetus: For the time being, no covid vaccination certificate, private pcr test, selftest etc. are accepted to enter Athos.All visitors -with no exception whatsoever- are required prior to receiving their diamoniteria to undertake a … Continue reading
2198 – Vaccinations have started on Mount Athos (20-3-2021)
A Coast Guard boat delivered the first 400 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Mount Athos on Friday, March 19, 2021. The vaccination center was set up in the health center in Karyes. On March 20, 2021, the first 36 … Continue reading
Posted in Karyes, news
Tagged Covid-19, Health center, karyes, lock down, pandemic, Pfizer, vaccinations
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2193 – Lockdown: update 15/4, now extended until May 10 2021
Update15/4: the lock-down is extended until the 19th of May 2021 update: new extention of the lock-down on the 9st of March: until the 31 th of March 2021! update: new extention of the lock-down on the 1st of March: … Continue reading
2182 – Sad news: Monk Epifanios of Mylopotamos has died today
Monk, Cook, Winemaker. Rest in Peace. Wim and Herman Voogd
2181- review of a new Athos book: Encounters on the Holy Mountain – the story of the “Athos” virus
While many of us and the world around us suffer under the terrible consequences of the Covid-19 virus, I am happy to give you some good news. In these hard times I have been reading a book with stories that … Continue reading