Tag Archives: boat

2195 – The Evangelistria

Posted on February 10, 2021 by athosweblog

Not only Ouranoupolis has a live webcam but also the harbour of Trypiti, situated at the end of Xerxes Canal. Today many trucks and vans are wating for the Evangelistria, a special boat to Athos for trucks and vans with … Continue reading →

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2193 – Lockdown: update 15/4, now extended until May 10 2021

Posted on February 8, 2021 by athosweblog

Update15/4: the lock-down is extended until the 19th of May 2021 update: new extention of the lock-down on the 9st of March: until the 31 th of March 2021! update: new extention of the lock-down on the 1st of March: … 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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2109 – The Ouranoupolis webcam

Posted on February 22, 2020 by athosweblog

Ouranoupolis webcam (again) It always make me feel good to get a glimpse of the Ouranoupolis harbour from where almost every boat to Mount Athos leaves. It reminds me of all the times, after getting the Athos passport, the Diamonitirion, … Continue reading →

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2053 – Ouranoupolis port live webcam and Lavra photo webcam

Posted on June 10, 2019 by athosweblog

https://www.meteocam.gr/ChalkidikiOuranoupolisPort This a link to a live webcam that is located at the beginning of the Ouranopolis pier, next to the old “Sidney Loch” tower. The live streaming images (plus sound, especially the high shrieking calling of the Alpine Swift, … Continue reading →

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2048 – the news today 5/5: access to Athos (almost) impossible because of strong winds

Posted on May 5, 2019 by athosweblog

Two pilgrims from Holland just sent me this picture of desperate pilgrims at the Athos border near Ouranopolis, who are trying to get permission to enter the Holy Mountain by land. Today, 5/5/2019, the boats are not allowed to embark … Continue reading →

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2032 – Women venerating icons on the tourist boat

Posted on December 12, 2018 by athosweblog
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2027 – Are parts of the Xerxes Canal still visible?

Posted on November 18, 2018 by athosweblog

Aerial view of the location of the Xerxes Canal by Google Maps where I marked the probable beginning (Xerxes with his fleet came from the East) and the ending of the canal near Tripiti. Roughly the course of the canal … Continue reading →

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2017 – Some impressions from the tourist boat today

Posted on August 27, 2018 by athosweblog

This week my wife and I spend the holidays in Ouranoupolis at the beautiful Skites resort near the border. Today we took the tourist boat to give my wife a chance to get a glimps of the Holy peninsula after … Continue reading →

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1999 – Risky erosion in the arsanas of Néa Skiti

Posted on May 20, 2018 by athosweblog

We had to wait for the boat that would take us to Dafni. We were early so we had time to look around. If you look up from the harbour you see impressive vertical formations. Just above the cliffs you … Continue reading →

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