Category Archives: trip 2013

1557 – Esfigmenou: a walk around the monastery – 2

Posted on June 5, 2014 by athosweblog

Let’s continue our walk around the monastery, starting at E (part 1 is here): This picture was taken from the new pier, with the old one in front af the monastery and the sea side entrance on he left, which we … Continue reading →

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1555 – Esfigmenou: a walk around the monastery -1

Posted on June 3, 2014 by athosweblog

Today I will take you on a photographic tour around the monastery. Let’s start at A, the winery. This map shows the surroundings as it was a few decades ago, without the winery en vineyard buildings (A and C) and without … Continue reading →

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1540 – the monopati from Vatopedi to Esfigmenou

Posted on April 22, 2014 by athosweblog

On September 24 2013 we walked from Vatopedi to Esfigmenou, 9.22 km in 2h. 26 minutes. The maximum altitude was 232 meters. You see the route here. Here you can see where I took my pictures We started in the … Continue reading →

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1535 – Vatopedi: a photographic overview – 3 – the interior

Posted on April 15, 2014 by athosweblog

The waiting room in the guesthouse, with the paintings on the wall:                                        The hall in front of the facade of the katholicon (photo … Continue reading →

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1534 – Vatopedi: a photographic overview – 2

Posted on April 13, 2014 by athosweblog

Today I will guide you through the courtyard of Vatopedi, showing 19 pictures I shot on 23th September 2013. On the plan below yoy can see where the photos were taken. Let’s start right behind the Katholicon (A), picture number … Continue reading →

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1532 – Approaching the Romanian Skiti Prodromou, colored glass windows and fresco’s

Posted on April 9, 2014 by athosweblog

Walking from Nelios to Prodromou the footpath rises from the stone fall of Karavostasi to approximately 450 meters above sea level. At the highest point there suddenly is a wide view of the south eastern end of the peninsula. Below … Continue reading →

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1530 – Vatopedi: a photographic overview – 1

Posted on April 4, 2014 by athosweblog

Let’s take a closer look at the Vatopedi monastery. On the plan below we start at nr 1, the main entrance. The numbers refer to the places where the pictures are taken. Number 1: the main entrance Nr 2: the … Continue reading →

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1528 – Nelios and Megali Sara

Posted on March 30, 2014 by athosweblog

Arriving at the kellion Nelios we found nobody there. The kellion consists of a couple of houses on a plateau. The main house is restored not too long ago. We saw a new roof, walls and wood work. We had … Continue reading →

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1524 – hike Bogoroditsa – Vatopedi / Athonias

Posted on March 16, 2014 by athosweblog

In the late afternoon I had to walk back from Bogoroditsa to Vatopedi: most of the time I could walk over monopati’s, but also over dirt roads. The distance is 5.34 km and it took me 56 minutes, with a totall … Continue reading →

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1519 – The marvelous marble path to the chapel of Agios Nelios/Nilos

Posted on March 9, 2014 by athosweblog

Can a man fall in love with a path? The closest you can get is walking the paths of Mount Athos. The beauty lies not in their youth.  These paths are ancient. They plunge you into history.  They make you … Continue reading →

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