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Category Archives: Ouranoupolis
2254 – FoMa footpath team 2022 – part 1: from Ouranopolis to Dafni and Vatopedi
“No pilgrimage to Athos for me this year, or so I thought”, because at the beginning of 2022 it turned out that traveling to Athos was still difficult, because of the protective measures to prevent the Corona virus from spreading … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, Karyes, Ouranoupolis, Trip 2022
Tagged checkpoint, COVID test, Covid-19, ferry, FoMA, footpath team, Panaghia Engyitria
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2195 – The Evangelistria
Not only Ouranoupolis has a live webcam but also the harbour of Trypiti, situated at the end of Xerxes Canal. Today many trucks and vans are wating for the Evangelistria, a special boat to Athos for trucks and vans with … Continue reading
Posted in events, Ouranoupolis
Tagged ammouliani, boat, cranes, Evangelistria, ferry, transport, Trypiti, xerxes canal
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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
2188 – the Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys and Athos in 1957- 5
This post is the last in a series of five, with an overview of the pictures Cas Oorthuys made during his short visit to the Holy Mountain in July 1957. The source of the more than 800 copies of his … Continue reading
Posted in 09 Sografou, 19 Panteleimonos, arsanas, art, Ouranoupolis
Tagged arsanas, boat, Cas Oorthuys, fire, katholikon, Nederlands fotomuseum, ruins, tower
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2122 – The old pilgrimage routes to the Holy Mountain
This old map from a German book dated 1934 makes it clear that the pilgrim’s route to the Holy Mountain started in Ierissos. There were two possibilities, the eastern route to Vatopedi, Iviron and eventually Lavra and the route that … Continue reading
Posted in border, Ouranoupolis, walking
Tagged 1934, Akanthos, ammouliani, arapis, deer, drenia, Ierissos, jackal, Megali vigla, pigs, prophori, proto nero, Sidney Loch, Trypiti, wolves, Xerxes
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2111 – The story of B.R. Forsyth from Australia in 1954
In 1954 B. R. Forsyth, from Australia , travelled alone to the Holy Mountain. Athos made an immense impression on him. He often spoke of ” his time at Athos,” but never met another person who also visited the peninsula. … Continue reading
Posted in 05 Dionysiou, 08 Xiropotamou, Ouranoupolis
Tagged 1954, B.R. Forsyth, Canada, Diamoniterion, easter, Tripiti
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2110 – more pictures of Ouranopolis
In addition to the last post 2109 about the Ouranopolis webcam, I want to add some old pictures of the village, that I found in my archive. The first one is from 1959, when the first car arrived in Ouranopolis: … Continue reading
Posted in history, Ouranoupolis
Tagged aerial, beach, Cas Oorthuys, Jan Paul ten Bruggencate, Joyce Nankivell Loch, Sidney Loch, tower
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2109 – The Ouranoupolis webcam
Ouranoupolis webcam (again) It always make me feel good to get a glimpse of the Ouranoupolis harbour from where almost every boat to Mount Athos leaves. It reminds me of all the times, after getting the Athos passport, the Diamonitirion, … Continue reading
2053 – Ouranoupolis port live webcam and Lavra photo webcam
https://www.meteocam.gr/ChalkidikiOuranoupolisPort This a link to a live webcam that is located at the beginning of the Ouranopolis pier, next to the old “Sidney Loch” tower. The live streaming images (plus sound, especially the high shrieking calling of the Alpine Swift, … Continue reading
2048 – the news today 5/5: access to Athos (almost) impossible because of strong winds
Two pilgrims from Holland just sent me this picture of desperate pilgrims at the Athos border near Ouranopolis, who are trying to get permission to enter the Holy Mountain by land. Today, 5/5/2019, the boats are not allowed to embark … Continue reading
