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2228 – spectacular drone photo’s of the Amalfi tower
The Amalfi or Morfonou Tower is what remains of the old monastery of Amalfinon, one of the first major monasteries of Mount Athos, founded in the 10th century by seven monks from Amalfi, Italy. The monastery -and the tower- was built … Continue reading
2221 – Palaiopyrgos: the tower of the lost monasteries of Xerokastrou and Calligrafou and more drone images
A photographer who wants to stay anonymous made some beautiful drone images of the northern part of Mt. Athos. Posts 2216, 2217 and 2219 covered the east coast, now we’ll take a closer look at the harbors and towers at … Continue reading
Posted in 09 Sografou, 20 Konstamonitou, arsanas, ruins
Tagged Calligrafou, drone, Theodosios Simonopetritis, tower, Xerokastrou
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2219 – a new discovery on Athos: strange towers close to Esfigmenou on drone images
I really thought I had seen quite a lot of Athos and its settlements and buildings (except from the farmhouses-kellia). So I was really surprized that the drone-images from an anonymous photographer had something new in store, as can see … Continue reading
Posted in arsanas, ruins
Tagged chapel, drone, kellion, Milutin tower, sea, Theodosios Simonopetritis, walls
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2191 – A strange, deserted building at the harbour of Simonos Petras
The first thing you see when you arrive by boat at the arsanas (harbour) of Simonos Petras is the mediaeval tower with a boathouse attached to it. The path towards the monastery, 300 meters up, starts just behind the boathouse. … Continue reading
2178 – Saint John Chrysostomos and his chapel from 1888
John Chrysostomos born 347 – 14 September 407, was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is honoured as a saint in many religions. The feast days of John Chrysostomom in the Eastern Orthodox Church are 14 September, 13 November … Continue reading
Posted in kellia, ruins
Tagged 1888, relics, Russian, Saints, skulls, St. John Chrysostomos, vegetation
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2153 – Plants, Rocks and Stones
Some plants don’t need vertile soil, rocks will do perfectly. This a Geranium Purpureum or a Geranium Robertianum. Rocks and stones are a good surface for some plants such as the Euphorbia in the Russian settlement of Thebais. Even this … Continue reading
2071 – When nature takes over….
When we were walking in Kapsala we met a friendly man in the rain. He explained that it was not easy to find the correct road to Stavronikita. He went to get some water in a nearby house. When he … Continue reading
Posted in nature, ruins, Trip 2019
Tagged Herman2019, Kapsala, rain, Russian, St. John Chrysostomos
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2058 – The glory of Agiou Andreou
The enormous skiti Agiou Andreou, with its many domes, emerged from the mist. Though merely a skiti, and belonging to Vatopedi (after the Russian period ended), it is much larger than many other monasteries on the Holy Mountain. Inside the … Continue reading
2056 – Uptown Karyes
After our quick visit to Koutloumousiou we walked back to Karyes. It was still drowned in the mysterious mist we experienced earlier that morning. At the bakery shop we walked up hill. The idea was to stroll to Andreou via … Continue reading
2038 – a short visit to Konstamonitou – 1
On the 2018 pilgrimage to Athos our itinerary started at arsanas Konstamonitou. On the boat to Dafni we met mr. Hadrian from Holland, who has been following our weblog for a quit a while, but this was the first time … Continue reading
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