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2189 – Flowers; nothing but flowers

Posted on January 5, 2021 by athosweblog

­­­­We left Simonos Petras early in the morning to take the ferry. We had plenty of time. We only had to walk down the wonderful path 300 meters to the arsanas. I decided to take pictures of all the spring … Continue reading →

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2119 – The beauty of Athos, flowers and more

Posted on March 19, 2020 by athosweblog

Here are some images of the sometimes overwhelming beauty of the natural environment of Mount Athos. Along side the footpaths, in the woods, Euphorbia start growing. But also in the rocky parts, on the slopes of the Holy Mountain itself, … Continue reading →

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2046 – Early spring in Mount Athos

Posted on April 18, 2019 by athosweblog

When visiting the peninsula in April, as we did this year (2019), flowers and fresh green of blossoming plants are all around you. Slopes are turning purple due to this plant. Yellow broom and white daisies alongside the roads and … Continue reading →

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1989 – The two aqueducts of Pantocratoros (and Happy Easter!)

Posted on April 2, 2018 by athosweblog

First of all: Happy Easter for all our readers, Christos Anesti (although the Orthodox Easter is next week)! This time of year always remembers me to my pilgrimage in 1986 during Easter-time, when we visited Dionysiou and joined a log … Continue reading →

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