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2122 – The old pilgrimage routes to the Holy Mountain

Posted on March 22, 2020 by athosweblog

This old map from a German book dated 1934 makes it clear that the pilgrim’s  route to the Holy Mountain started in Ierissos. There were two possibilities, the eastern route to Vatopedi, Iviron and eventually Lavra and the route that … Continue reading →

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1960 – very detailed high res French army map 1939

Posted on December 3, 2017 by athosweblog

A fragment of a new discovered map (thanks to Peter Howorth) made by the French army in 1939. Very detailed and rather accurate. Above three Russian buildings, on the left the monastery of Panteleimonos in the middle Paleomonasterio, here named … Continue reading →

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1926 – Meeting Dragan Jemuovic

Posted on June 24, 2017 by athosweblog

When we were relaxing in the kiosk outside the maingate of Lavra May 2017 a man came up to me and introduced himself as Dragan who said he knew me. It took me a moment to understand because I had … Continue reading →

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