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Athos – Agios Oros- 2269 – FoMA footpath team 2022 – part 3.02: the Ridge path above Vatopedi to Chera
- 2268 – FoMA footpath team 2022 – part 3.01: the Ridge path above Vatopedi to Chera
- 2267 – a drone footage of Mylopotamos winery
- 2266 – more Athos maps
- 2265 – a drone footage of a Pristine Territory of the Holy Mountain: the Réma Dontá cataracts
- 2264 – a drone footage of skiti Panteleimonos and the cell of Ag. Paisios
- 2263 – FoMA footpath team 2022 – part 2: the path from Vatopedi towards Esfigmenou
- 2262 – a drone footage of three towers of Mount Athos
- 2261 – a new site with routes for hikers on Mount Athos
- 2260 – a drone footage of Ag. Vasiliou, arsanas Chilandariou and the Milutin tower
Tag Archives: Curzon
1441 – Books: Visits to Monasteries in the Levant by Robert Curzon
Here the part of the book that covers his visit to the Athos monasteries. The print above is from the book and showes Pantocrateros. Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche (16 March 1810-2 August 1873), was a notable Victorian English traveler, … Continue reading
322 – Books: Curzon 2
The complete book (1849 edition) you can read here. In the fragment below you get an impression how he negotiated with the ignorant monks of Xenofontos. hv
321 – Robert Curzon
Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche (16 March 1810-2 August 1873), was a notable Victorian English traveler, travel writer, and diplomat, active mainly in the Near East. He is perhaps best known as being responsible for the “purchase” of some of … Continue reading
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