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Tag Archives: Sithonia
2215 – Sunrise above Profítis Elías hill
This extraordinary photo is from the (Greek) Facebook site ‘Filo tou Agion Oros’ of Artur Bleco. Early in the morning 12/8 he made this picture from Sikía beach Sithonía, not far from Sarti. Wim Voogd, 13/8 (thanks Vasilis)
2130 – Looking at the Sporades
The monastery of Simonos Petras is, as it were, glued to a mountainous rock of 330 meter above sea level. Views in all directions are stunning while standing on the balcony. Looking to the left, a view on Sithonia , … Continue reading
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, maps, Trip 2019
Tagged Alonnisos, balconies, Herman2019, Kyra Panagia, map, mount athos, Sithonia, Skiathos, Skiros, Skopelos, Sporades, view
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2045 – more about the German flak position on Athos in WW II
In post 2018 I showed you the pictures I bought on the internet, made by German ‘Wehrmacht’ soldiers during the Second World War. Some of the pictures were taken on the hills above skiti Timiou Prodromou, where the German flak … Continue reading
Posted in Germans, history, Prodromou, Trip 2018, war
Tagged 2nd World War, flak position, Germans, Sithonia
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2019 – Helicopter crash in 2004
Today, 14 years ago , a fatal helicopter crash happened just outside the coast of Sithonia peninsula. Everyone on board died. The Chinook helicopter from the Greek army was on its way to Mount Athos, probably to the Heli platform … Continue reading
Posted in events, news, people, Trip 2018
Tagged fatal accident, helicopter, Patriarch, Sithonia
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