Tag Archives: Morfonou

2262 – a drone footage of three towers of Mount Athos

Posted on March 7, 2023 by athosweblog

This footage is made by monk T and shows three towers of the Holy Mountain: the first one is Palaiopyrgos, the ruins of an old tower between the arsanas of Sografou and Konstamonitou, for more information read this post on … Continue reading →

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2230 – the Amafli tower: a unique drone footage

Posted on January 16, 2022 by athosweblog

As a follow up of post 2228: here are two drone footages from 5-5-2021 Wim Voogd, 16-1-2022

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2228 – spectacular drone photo’s of the Amalfi tower

Posted on January 15, 2022 by athosweblog

The Amalfi or Morfonou Tower is what remains of the old monastery of Amalfinon, one of the first major monasteries of Mount Athos, founded in the 10th century by seven monks from Amalfi, Italy. The monastery -and the tower- was built … Continue reading →

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