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2220 – todays (8-9) forest fire near Mikra Agia Anna under control and extinguished
Today’s reports from Athos monks who keep a Facebook account (father Athanasios Karouliotis and Efthymios Volonakis-Vouleftiriotis) and from Vima Orthodoxias (in Greek) tell about the fire that broke this morning, the 7th of September 2021, that started near the harbor … Continue reading
Posted in nature, Skiti Anna
Tagged airplane, facebook, fire brigade, forest fire, ravine
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1911 – a Cessna flight above Athos
Yesterday we flew over the Holy Mountain: here are two pictures of Arapis cape and Esfigmenou. Wim Voogd, 7/5
1884 – monasteries: the first five
Lavra, the first monastery in rank dating from 963. With the arsanas on the left. The photo’s are from 1970-80, I suspect.VatopediIviron. The southwing is rebuild, the old bridge is still intact. Chilandariou, the Serb monastery, many years before the … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 02 Vatopedi, 03 Iviron, 04 Chilandariou, 05 Dionysiou
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1844 – Raymond Geldermans’ travels to the Holy Mountain
Sometimes a chain of unexpected events leads to a surprising outcome. That is how most of the inventions arise. A former colleague of mine wanted a fresh start on the labour market after her world tour and after the birth … Continue reading
Posted in 03 Iviron, 13 Simonos Petras, Ouranoupolis
Tagged airplane, Athenagoras, boat, Diamoniterion, dutch pilgrims, Raymond Geldermans
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1546 – book: Greece from the air
This book is originally published in France under the title “La Grece vue d’en haut” 1997. In same year it is also published in English and you can buy it here and here. It is written by Janine Trotereau and the photo’s … Continue reading
1322 – Akrathos: the monk Iosif – fighter jets and flags
Although it was almost getting dark I continued my hike towards the last house standing on the cliffs of Athos. The Akrathos area with the last house at spot X. Several large settlements are nearby: more information about them is … Continue reading
1297 – Athos seen from our plane, Thursday April 26th
Athos and Ierissos, near Kavala Athos, seen from 13 km high, on our way from Amsterdam to Karpathos Wim and Herman, April 30th
357 – The summit seen from a plane
If you take a close look the chapel and the cross are visible. hv
243 – Flags and Phantoms (Akrathos)
see the movie! hv
150- take an airplane to athos!
Two (water) planes for the monastery of Panteleimon. At the top a French plane in WW I and a German Junker in WWII.
