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2191 – A strange, deserted building at the harbour of Simonos Petras

Posted on January 15, 2021 by athosweblog

The first thing you see when you arrive by boat at the arsanas (harbour) of Simonos Petras is the mediaeval tower with a boathouse attached to it. The path towards the monastery, 300 meters up, starts just behind the boathouse. … Continue reading →

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2100 – Roaming around Dafni

Posted on January 29, 2020 by athosweblog

A small taxi bus took us from Vatopediou to Karyes, where we changed busses. A big bus took us to the harbour town of Dafni. We had to wait for the boat that would take us to Kavsokalivia. After a … Continue reading →

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2096 – The harbour of Vatopediou

Posted on January 11, 2020 by athosweblog

I will show a few impressions of the harbour (arsanas) of Vatopediou. The 19th century warehouse from the perspective of the pier. The monastery with its red walls towers above the warehouse. A closer look at the boathouse. The loose … Continue reading →

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1883 – The arsanas of Simonos Petras

Posted on January 18, 2017 by athosweblog

In post 1859 and 1865 I showed you our visit to Simonos Petras in 2015 and the warm welcome we received in Simonos Petras from father Michael from Libanon. When we left in the morning of September 21th 2015 he gave me … Continue reading →

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