Category Archives: ruins

2257 – a drone footage of the Athonias Academy

Posted on January 6, 2023 by athosweblog

Wim Voogd, (again) thanks to Monk T, ever so helpfull for beautiful content!

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2256 – the ruins of the Athonias or Athonite academy

Posted on December 29, 2022 by athosweblog

The Athonias was founded in 1749 and the first building was erected on the top of a hill northeast of Vadopedi, where its imposing ruins still exist today. In the beginning it was well known because of the progressive educational methods … Continue reading →

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2248 – the Dafni building complex of Simonospetras – part 1

Posted on September 12, 2022 by athosweblog

It has been three years since we last visited the Holy Mountain. Due to the coronavirus, the lockdowns in the world and extra precautions that applied to Athos, no pilgrims were allowed to come. But this summer Athos will finally … Continue reading →

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2228 – spectacular drone photo’s of the Amalfi tower

Posted on January 15, 2022 by athosweblog

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 →

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2221 – Palaiopyrgos: the tower of the lost monasteries of Xerokastrou and Calligrafou and more drone images

Posted on September 18, 2021 by athosweblog

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 →

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2219 – a new discovery on Athos: strange towers close to Esfigmenou on drone images

Posted on August 29, 2021 by athosweblog

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 →

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2191 – A strange, deserted building at the harbour of Simonos Petras

Posted on January 15, 2021 by athosweblog

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 →

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2178 – Saint John Chrysostomos and his chapel from 1888

Posted on November 13, 2020 by athosweblog

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 →

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2153 – Plants, Rocks and Stones

Posted on July 13, 2020 by athosweblog

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 →

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2071 – When nature takes over….

Posted on September 5, 2019 by athosweblog

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 →

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