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1617- One remnant of the destroyed coast path between Iviron and Lavra: the Velas bridge

The long dirtroad from Iviron to Megisti Lavra was once of course a mulepath.  I think that after the millenium festivities in 1963 when the road Dafni Karyes was made that the bulldozering of the track began. I found a … Continue reading

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1496 – Walking from Provata to Karakalou

Coming from Lavra, after a short stop at the source of Athanasius the taxi dropped us near a kellion called Cell of the Panaghia. On the map it is one of the houses under and at the end the word … Continue reading

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1422 – bridges

Velas. Location?                                             Old path to Lavra? Behind Iviron                                                       Between Ouranoupolis and the border Pantocratoros                                                      Morfonou?                                                     Outside Esfigmenou 2009                               Esfigmenou 1744 drawing Barsky These last two images show again how accurate Barsky was in 1744 when he drew the monasteries. … Continue reading

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951 – Natural bridge

Arsanas Sografou by B. Kamps Photo by hv We ended our 2009 trip in the arsanas of Konstamonitou where we took the ferry back. With a nice view on the harbour of Sografou. I had to walk a few meters … Continue reading

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277 – Bridges by Theodosios of Simonopetra

Where is this last bridge, Vellas? hv

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