Tag Archives: Pachomios

1893 – arsanas Karakalou

Posted on February 10, 2017 by athosweblog

September 24th 2015 we hiked the coastal trail between Iviron and Karakalou. Today we take a closer look at arsanas Karakalou. I forgot to mention that if you pass Mylopotamos, I would advice to walk to the vineyards instead of … Continue reading →

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1855 – Dutch monks on Athos

Posted on October 9, 2016 by athosweblog

Sofar we discovered three Dutch monks who lived on the Holy Mountain. All three in Karakalou: Pachomios, K.  and someone unknown. This is the story of fourth Dutchman on Athos, Hilarion of Xeropotamou. Guestmonk Pachomios here in the garden of … Continue reading →

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1724 – pictures of Karakalou

Posted on May 25, 2015 by athosweblog

We did not plan to stay in Karakalou during our 2014 trip to Athos, but because of a change of plans we ended up returning to this beautifull monastery. At first the Greek archondaris was not very pleased to see … Continue reading →

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