-
Recent Posts
- 2257 – a drone footage of the Athonias Academy
- 2256 – the ruins of the Athonias or Athonite academy
- 2255 – December 1st: 2022 heavy rains on Mount Athos / Dionysiou
- 2254 – FoMa footpath team 2022 – part 1: from Ouranopolis to Dafni and Vatopedi
- 2253 – another You Tube footage by Rafinos of a hike from Agia Anna to Kerasia and to the top of Mount Athos, including the enormous waterspout
- 2252 – a You Tube footage of a hike between Simonos Petras and Grigoriou
- 2251 – Swiss photographer Fred Boissonnas in Vatopedi -1928/30
- 2250 – arsanas Chromitsa and the border buildings
Recent Comments
Mike on 1835 – make a reservatio… Tina on 2257 – a drone footage o… Geronda Makarios… on 2224 – Father Makarios f… Tina on 1475 – Insects, butterfl… Nelly Replas on 653 – 1973: hippies not… Vasílis on 2253 – another You Tube… Jacob on 2080 – Exploring Va… Yves Milonas on 2251 – Swiss photographe… athosweblog on 2250 – arsanas Chromitsa… Gerard Koolschijn on 2250 – arsanas Chromitsa… Categories
- 01 Lavra
- 02 Vatopedi
- 03 Iviron
- 04 Chilandariou
- 05 Dionysiou
- 06 Koutloumousiou
- 07 Pantocratoros
- 08 Xiropotamou
- 09 Sografou
- 10 Docheiariou
- 11 Karakallou
- 12 Filotheou
- 13 Simonos Petras
- 14 Paulou
- 15 Stavronikita
- 16 Xenofontos
- 17 Grigoriou
- 18 Esfigmenou
- 19 Panteleimonos
- 20 Konstamonitou
- arsanas
- art
- basic information/reservations
- Bogoroditsa/Xylourgou
- books
- border
- Chomitsa
- Dafni
- Dimitriou
- events
- films
- food
- Germans
- history
- Karoulia
- Karyes
- Katounakia
- Kavsokalivia
- kellia
- konaki
- maps
- monasteries
- mountain
- Mylopotamos
- nature
- Nea Skiti
- news
- Orthodoxy
- Ouranoupolis
- Paleo Monastiro
- people
- Prodromou
- ruins
- skiti
- Skiti Andreou
- Skiti Anna
- Skiti Lakkou
- Skiti Profitou Eliou
- Thebais
- Timiou Stavrou
- trip 1989
- trip 2007
- trip 2009: Herman's group
- trip 2009: Wim's group
- trip 2011: Herman's group
- trip 2011: Wim's group
- trip 2013
- trip 2014
- trip 2015
- trip 2017
- Trip 2018
- Trip 2019
- Trip 2022
- Uncategorized
- walking
- war
- wine
- women
- Zygou
Links
Archives
Athos – Agion Oros
Athos Twitter
- a drone footage of the Athonias Academy athosweblog.com/2023/01/06/225… 3 weeks ago
- the ruins of the Athonias or Athonite academy athosweblog.com/2022/12/29/225… 3 weeks ago
- December 1st: 2022 heavy rains on Mount Athos / Dionysiou athosweblog.com/2022/12/11/225… 1 month ago
- FoMa footpath team 2022 - part 1: from Ouranopolis to Dafni and Vatopedi #foma #friendsofmountathos athosweblog.com/2022/11/19/225… 2 months ago
- You Tube footage by Rafinos of a hike from Agia Anna to Kerasia and to the top of Mount Athos athosweblog.com/2022/11/08/225… 2 months ago
Tag Archives: boat
2213 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Space [1]
Pictures from the exhibition in 21-31 May 2009 from monk Theodosios in Thessaloniki/Greece Wim Voogd, 21-07-2021
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, 14 Paulou, art, Karyes
Tagged Amalfi, aqueduct, boat, Exhibition, summit, Theodosios Simonopetritis
Leave a comment
2195 – The Evangelistria
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
Posted in events, Ouranoupolis
Tagged ammouliani, boat, cranes, Evangelistria, ferry, transport, Trypiti, xerxes canal
Leave a comment
2193 – Lockdown: update 15/4, now extended until May 10 2021
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
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
2 Comments
2109 – The Ouranoupolis webcam
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
2053 – Ouranoupolis port live webcam and Lavra photo webcam
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
2048 – the news today 5/5: access to Athos (almost) impossible because of strong winds
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
2027 – Are parts of the Xerxes Canal still visible?
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
Posted in Ouranoupolis, Trip 2018
Tagged boat, Cassandra, Chalkidiki, Nea Roda, Trypiti, Xerxes
Leave a comment
2017 – Some impressions from the tourist boat today
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