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2054 – the hike between Docheiariou and Xenofontos (with a small detour along the coastline)
On September 18th 2018 we walked the short track between Docheiariou and Xenofontos. With the detour it is only 2 km and it takes less then half an hour. First I will show some pictures at the beginning of the … Continue reading
1849 – Skiti Andreou: a walk around the main church
The main church (E on the plan), build in 1900, was until recently the biggest church on the Balkan. It is enormous and ment for large groups of pilgrims, like the ones you see below on the historic picture from … Continue reading
1777 – Inside Esfigmenou (day two, third intermezzo)
The guesthouse where we received so much hospitality from the friendly monks of Esfigmenou. After the common welcoming drinks the guest monk asked if we wanted to eat something. He brought a full vegetarian meal, that really tasted well. The … Continue reading
1407 – Panteleimonos: more about the unknown church ‘U’
In post 923 I showed you some pictures of the ruined buildings that can be found behind the Panteleimonos monastery. One of these buildings, a church, was kept well and it looked recently renovated, but I had no futher information about … Continue reading
