Tag Archives: boars

1527 – Mount Athos food and cookbook

Posted on March 23, 2014 by athosweblog

Preparing Wild boar with eggplant Athos monks do not eat meat. If you use the cookbook of the famous father Epifanios – The cuisine of the Holy Mountain Athos –  you will only find vegetarian food and meals with fish, … Continue reading →

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1467 – Wild boars seen from Sk. Andreou

Posted on October 29, 2013 by athosweblog

The picture above is taken from the guestquarters of Andreou in september 2013. When in the evening standing on one of the balconies of the guestquarters of Skite Andreou somebody with a strong torchlight beamed at the forest below and … Continue reading →

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1367 – Chromitsa

Posted on April 14, 2013 by athosweblog

Greek wine company Tsantali runs a large vineyard on Mount Athos. They renovated an old Russian hospital close to the border where they invite guests to taste wine. Tsanatali is the official supplier of the Moscow Kremlin with the wine … Continue reading →

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917 – wild boar at Jovanitsa

Posted on November 12, 2009 by athosweblog

Giannis from our “fellow” Athos-blog in Greece send us these pictures of trees that have been damaged by wild boar. Megali Jovanitsa: the small purple arrow showes the spot of the tree. Funny how the two last posts, 915 and … Continue reading →

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915 – Wild boar

Posted on November 11, 2009 by athosweblog

Many footpaths during our stay on Athos in September 2009 were in a way “attacked” by animals. There was fresh churned soil and stones had clearly been moved. We think that this was caused by wild boar searching for food … Continue reading →

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