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Tag Archives: kalderimi
2292 – the remnants of two carriages in the cemetery of Sografou
On September 18 I visited the cemetery of Zografou. In a far corner of the cemetery I found two half-decayed remains of four-wheeled carriages. What could be the reason that these old means of transport were stored here? Were they … Continue reading
2285 – The path to Onoufriou
The plan was to start on our first path clearing day with the relatively frequently walked coastal path from Dionysiou, our home monastery, to the next monastery, Gregoriou. But the monk who was our contact person in the monastery thought … Continue reading
Posted in 05 Dionysiou, Trip 2023
Tagged Agiou Onoufriou, Cross, footpath team, kalderimi, path clearing, source
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2281 – Athos pilgrimage 2023: members of the FoMA footpath clearing group
This year the Friends of Mount Athos (FoMA) organized a footpath clearing mission on the Holy Mountain. From Sunday 17th to Saturday the 30thSeptember the different teams split up and went to their locations in a number of monasteries, including … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, 05 Dionysiou, 09 Sografou, people, Trip 2023
Tagged FoMA, footpath, footpath team, kalderimi, monopati, path clearing, paths
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2261 – a new site with routes for hikers on Mount Athos
Athos friend Vasílis found this new (since October 2022) and excellend site, agionorosroutes.blogspot.com, with 70 detailled walking routes on the Holy Mountain, shown in Google maps. All tracks can by seen with satellite images. The text is in Greek, but … Continue reading
Posted in walking
Tagged Google Earth, Google maps, hiking, kalderimi, monopati, paths, walking
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2204 – the hike from Dafni to Xiropotamou
In 1980 I visited the Holy Mountain for the first time and Ivíron was the first monastery I stayed in. Thirtynine years later I finally visited the last monastery of the 20, Xiropotamou. Although the monastery is easy to reach … Continue reading
2121 – On our way to Lavra
A large proportion of the old monopati (footpath) and kalderimi (cobbled stone footpath) between Prodromou and Lavra still exists. It is situated a bit more uphill than the road. After the well the path descents to the new, concrete, road … Continue reading
2114 – F.W. Hasluck’s visit to Athos in 1911
In post 525 we payed attention to the book of Frederick W. Hasluck, student, librarian and assistant director of the British School at Athens, who travelled to Mount Athos in 1911. He produced 130 images in total, and they came … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, 07 Pantocratoros, 08 Xiropotamou, Bogoroditsa/Xylourgou, books, history
Tagged Hasluck, kalderimi, old and new, photgraphs
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2107 – The most beautiful descent on Athos
The ancient footpaths of Athos are of an unprecedented beauty, that is a well-known fact. But what is the most beautiful stretch? The answer is not so easy. There are plenty of excellent candidates. In the category open landscapes I … Continue reading
2040 – the hike from Konstamonitou to Docheiariou
I am probably one of the worst pathfinders you can find. Our plan was to hike to Docheiariou and try to walk over as many monopati’s as possible. With the new map of Peter Holworth in our rucksack we left … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Docheiariou, 20 Konstamonitou, walking
Tagged FoMA, footpath, kalderimi, monopati, power plant, solar energy
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