Tag Archives: spring

2233 – the Future of Athos? Avaton water: a company sells the water from a spring of Simonospetras

Posted on February 20, 2022 by athosweblog

The founder of this new enterprise, that will be run in the near future is by a Macedonian bottle company from Thessaloniki, Dimitris Babakos from Cyprus, was during a stay at Simonospetras monastery inspired “to craft and create a superior … Continue reading →

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1989 – The two aqueducts of Pantocratoros (and Happy Easter!)

Posted on April 2, 2018 by athosweblog

First of all: Happy Easter for all our readers, Christos Anesti (although the Orthodox Easter is next week)! This time of year always remembers me to my pilgrimage in 1986 during Easter-time, when we visited Dionysiou and joined a log … Continue reading →

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1940 – the 2017 pilgrimage: arriving at Xenofontos and the hike to Roussikon

Posted on September 13, 2017 by athosweblog

The 8th of May: the beginning of our 2017 pilgrimage (photo’s Jitze) The boat with pilgrims arrives at Docheiariou monasterya new chapel near DocheiariouThe boat from Ouranopolis arriving at the large jetty of XenofontosNear the pier: a new house for workers … Continue reading →

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1690 – film: Spring on Mount Athos

Posted on March 5, 2015 by athosweblog

Have look at this beautiful film published on March 2nd 2015 (9.07 min), made in 2012 by Vladimir Bondarenko about Mount Athos in the spring. Most of the 20 monasteries (f.e. Panteleimonos, Paulou, Stavronikita) are to be seen, including some … Continue reading →

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