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2128 – breaking news: a landslide destroyed the road between Karyes and Dafni

Posted on April 6, 2020 by athosweblog

Update 15/4: On 13th April, Mount Athos peninsula was declared a state of emergency by a decision by the Governor of Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas – information from Romfea.gr. What this will mean for visitors to Athos in the coming … Continue reading →

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2071 – When nature takes over….

Posted on September 5, 2019 by athosweblog

When we were walking in Kapsala we met a friendly man in the rain. He explained that it was not easy to find the correct road to Stavronikita. He went to get some water in a nearby house. When he … Continue reading →

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2070 – On our way to Stavronikita

Posted on September 3, 2019 by athosweblog

We found ourselves on the dirt road between skiti Agiou Andreou and Stavronikita. We hoped to spend the night in Stavronikita. The idea to sleep in a monastery without electric light enthralled us. But for the moment, the fog had … Continue reading →

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2066 – Crossing the Profitou Eliou stream

Posted on July 30, 2019 by athosweblog

In between the monastery of Pantocratoros and the Skiti of Profitou Eliou is a nice path (red and dotted line on the map) slightly uphill. It will take 30 minutes to get to the former Russian skiti. In the low … Continue reading →

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1953 – the wild Mylopotamos river

Posted on November 19, 2017 by athosweblog

This video (by Keliotes) of the Mylopotamos river near Filotheou is made yesterday. A lot of rain is recently fallen in Greece.On the very accurate and up to date Athos map of Peter Howorth (order at http://www.filathonites.org/) the course of the … Continue reading →

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1939 – The Way of the Bey, second day, thirth leg.

Posted on September 6, 2017 by athosweblog

We had an intensive interaction with animals on the Way of the Bey. The only human encounter on the long Way of the Bey, about 20 kilometers, was the surprise meeting with a group of Mount Athos Friends (FOMA) who … Continue reading →

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1834 – Athos film from Dutch pilgrims april 2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by athosweblog

My fellow Athos pilgrim Peter Ariese, who visited Athos in 2011 for the first time together with our group, came back to the Holy Mountain April this year, this time joined by his brother and Albert Hollander, who made this … Continue reading →

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