Tag Archives: Amalfi

2262 – a drone footage of three towers of Mount Athos

Posted on March 7, 2023 by athosweblog

This footage is made by monk T and shows three towers of the Holy Mountain: the first one is Palaiopyrgos, the ruins of an old tower between the arsanas of Sografou and Konstamonitou, for more information read this post on … Continue reading →

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2230 – the Amafli tower: a unique drone footage

Posted on January 16, 2022 by athosweblog

As a follow up of post 2228: here are two drone footages from 5-5-2021 Wim Voogd, 16-1-2022

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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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2213 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Space [1]

Posted on July 21, 2021 by athosweblog

Pictures from the exhibition in 21-31 May 2009 from monk Theodosios in Thessaloniki/Greece Wim Voogd, 21-07-2021

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2115 – the ‘fake’ tower above Karyes

Posted on March 12, 2020 by athosweblog

Every pilgrim who has been in Karyes probably has seen this tower, in the hills high above the small town, at 645 meters high. In 2018 father Theodosius from Simonospetras took us for a trip over the Holy Mountain and … Continue reading →

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2014 – Doors and windows by Theodosios Simonopetritis

Posted on August 14, 2018 by athosweblog

As a reaction on posts 2011 and 2012 where I showed photo’s of doors and windows, monk and photographer Theodosios Simonopetritis mailed us a very nice collection of doors and windows made by himself. Here the doors of the wine cellar … Continue reading →

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558 – A pilgrimage in 1979 by Rolf Gross

Posted on September 6, 2008 by athosweblog

A very nice photo account by an American pilgrim who alone made a roundtrip through the peninsula in 1979.Almost no roads then. Paths were difficult to find and even dangerous along the shore from Paulou to Dionysiou. According to the … Continue reading →

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