Tag Archives: arsanas

2209 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Presence of Man [1]

Posted on July 11, 2021 by athosweblog

If you are interested in obtaining a high quality resolution print of the Theodosios pictures, please contact me by e-mail and I will foreward your request to him (more information: see Shop, oldest item). Wim Voogd, 11/07/2021

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2204 – the hike from Dafni to Xiropotamou

Posted on May 15, 2021 by athosweblog

In 1980 I visited the Holy Mountain for the first time and Ivíron was the first monastery I stayed in. Thirtynine years later I finally visited the last monastery of the 20, Xiropotamou. Although the monastery is easy to reach … Continue reading →

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2202 – Grigoriou: photo overview, a tour from the arsanas to the Katholicon

Posted on April 18, 2021 by athosweblog

The arsanas of Grigoriou, with the boat Agia Anna arriving at 10 PM The boat house at the arsanas is being renovated (Oktober 2019) Monks working on oil-smeared cables Arsanas Grigoriou, with a “second archondariki” on the left. The main … Continue reading →

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2188 – the Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys and Athos in 1957- 5

Posted on December 31, 2020 by athosweblog

This post is the last in a series of five, with an overview of the pictures Cas Oorthuys made during his short visit to the Holy Mountain in July 1957. The source of the more than 800 copies of his … Continue reading →

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2186 – the Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys and Athos in 1957-3

Posted on December 29, 2020 by athosweblog

The third contact print from the Cas Oorthuys files in the Dutch photo museum contains pictures of Simonos Petras and Docheiariou. He did not visit these monasteries, because photographs up close are missing. And on this contact print number 99027 I run … Continue reading →

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2018 – the German flak position on Athos in WW II?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by athosweblog

In the Second World War the Nazi’s invaded Greece and also took position on the peninsula of Athos. We reported about the Nazi occupation many times in this weblog (see f.e. posts  1218 and 1444). In post 1503 I shared two … Continue reading →

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1795 – update online Athos map

Posted on February 21, 2016 by athosweblog

With the help of the new Athos map  – as mentioned below in post 1794 – I updated the online Athos-map on Community Walk (also see Links in the right column of this blog). Wim Voogd, 21-02

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1371 – Waiting at Dafni harbour

Posted on April 19, 2013 by athosweblog

This is the harbour of Dafni where you start your stay on Athos if you want to go to Karyes or to the other side of the peninsula to Vatopedi or Lavra. You can also enter on various other harbours … Continue reading →

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