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Tag Archives: drone
2267 – a drone footage of Mylopotamos winery
In this post we proudly present yet another unique footage, shot by monk T on May 5th 2021 during the Corona pandemic, when no one was allowed to enter the Holy Mountain. This video shows you the winery of Mylopotamos, … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 12 Filotheou, films, Mylopotamos
Tagged arsanas, drone, monk T, video
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2265 – a drone footage of a Pristine Territory of the Holy Mountain: the Réma Dontá cataracts
The Holy Mountain was founded in 963 with the construction of the Great Lavra Monastery by Saint Athanasios. Soon after, the rules of the Avaton were imposed: women were not allowed to enter this part of the world. After this, … Continue reading
2264 – a drone footage of skiti Panteleimonos and the cell of Ag. Paisios
This latest footage of monk T., already made in 2020, shows us unique images of rarely visited skiti of Ag. Panteleimonos (also called skiti Koutloumousiou) and of the famous and often visited the cell of Saint Paisios, that lies closeby … Continue reading
Posted in 06 Koutloumousiou, skiti
Tagged bell tower, drone, kiriakon, monk T, Panagouda, Saint Paisios, skiti Panteleimonos
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2260 – a drone footage of Ag. Vasiliou, arsanas Chilandariou and the Milutin tower
In post 2217, published on August 18th 2021, I showed you all drone photos made by monk T made of this small settlement. In September 2013 we payed a visit to this lovely place, where we were welcomed by a … Continue reading
Posted in 04 Chilandariou, films
Tagged arsanas, drone, footage, Milutin tower, monk T, Vasiliou, video, vines
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2252 – a You Tube footage of a hike between Simonos Petras and Grigoriou
Rafinos from Greece published this beautifil 8-minute video from his hike on July 5th 2022(?) between Simonos Petras and Grigoriou, in black and white and color, and with appropriate music in the background. Some of the shots were made by … Continue reading
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, 17 Grigoriou, films, walking
Tagged drone, film, footpath, hiking, monopati, Wikiloc
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2221 – Palaiopyrgos: the tower of the lost monasteries of Xerokastrou and Calligrafou and more drone images
A photographer who wants to stay anonymous made some beautiful drone images of the northern part of Mt. Athos. Posts 2216, 2217 and 2219 covered the east coast, now we’ll take a closer look at the harbors and towers at … Continue reading
Posted in 09 Sografou, 20 Konstamonitou, arsanas, ruins
Tagged Calligrafou, drone, Theodosios Simonopetritis, tower, Xerokastrou
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2219 – a new discovery on Athos: strange towers close to Esfigmenou on drone images
I really thought I had seen quite a lot of Athos and its settlements and buildings (except from the farmhouses-kellia). So I was really surprized that the drone-images from an anonymous photographer had something new in store, as can see … Continue reading
Posted in arsanas, ruins
Tagged chapel, drone, kellion, Milutin tower, sea, Theodosios Simonopetritis, walls
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2217 – drone images in the northern part of Mt Athos, part two: skiti Agiou Vasilíou
On the 3th of March 2021 the anonymous photographer a drone on the pristine beach of Agiou Vasilíou, in the neighbourhood of arsanas Chilandaríou and the small island (νησί-nisi in Greek) also called Ag. Vasilíou. Wim Voogd, 18/8/2021
Posted in skiti, Uncategorized
Tagged Agiou Basiliou, arsanas Chilandaríou, drone, Milutin tower, Theodosios Simonopetritis
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2216 – drone images in the northern part of Mt Athos, part one: Esfigmenou
These images are shot on March 5th 2021 by an anonymous photographer on Athos, who shared his pictures with our weblog. Wim Voogd, 17-08-2021
Posted in 18 Esfigmenou
Tagged Ag. Antonios chapel, drone, orthodoxy or death, Theodosios Simonopetritis
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