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Tag Archives: arsanas
2249 – the Dafni building complex of Simonospetras – part 2
In part 1 of this post (2248) I showed you the exterior and interior of the Church of All Saints. In this post we wil take a closer look at some of the other buildings, starting with the building that … Continue reading
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, Dafni
Tagged arsanas, boat house, guesthouse, renovations, simonopetras foundation.
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2209 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Presence of Man [1]
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
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, arsanas, art, Karyes, Paleo Monastiro
Tagged arsanas, chairs, katholikon, signs, Theodosios Simonopetritis, vegetable garden, windows
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2204 – the hike from Dafni to Xiropotamou
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
2202 – Grigoriou: photo overview, a tour from the arsanas to the Katholicon
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
Posted in 17 Grigoriou, arsanas, Trip 2019
Tagged archontariki, arsanas, courtyard, doors, katholikon, palm tree, phiale, portico, semantron
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2188 – the Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys and Athos in 1957- 5
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
Posted in 09 Sografou, 19 Panteleimonos, arsanas, art, Ouranoupolis
Tagged arsanas, boat, Cas Oorthuys, fire, katholikon, Nederlands fotomuseum, ruins, tower
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2186 – the Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys and Athos in 1957-3
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
Posted in 10 Docheiariou, 13 Simonos Petras, art, Uncategorized
Tagged arsanas, Cas Oorthuys, fishermen, Nederlands fotomuseum
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2018 – the German flak position on Athos in WW II?
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
Posted in history, Prodromou, war
Tagged arsanas, flak position, german, occupation, Second world war
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1795 – update online Athos map
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
1371 – Waiting at Dafni harbour
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
Posted in 08 Xiropotamou, Dafni, trip 2011: Herman's group
Tagged arsanas, daphni, harbour
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