Tag Archives: tower

2110 – more pictures of Ouranopolis

Posted on February 25, 2020 by athosweblog

In addition to the last post 2109 about the Ouranopolis webcam, I want to add some old pictures of the village, that I found in my archive. The first one is from 1959, when the first car arrived in Ouranopolis: … Continue reading →

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2109 – The Ouranoupolis webcam

Posted on February 22, 2020 by athosweblog

Ouranoupolis webcam (again) It always make me feel good to get a glimpse of the Ouranoupolis harbour from where almost every boat to Mount Athos leaves. It reminds me of all the times, after getting the Athos passport, the Diamonitirion, … Continue reading →

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2090 – “The beauty of the Mountain, which remains, in my experience, the loveliest piece of scenery in all the universe.” About Steven Runciman

Posted on December 20, 2019 by athosweblog

The men on this picture were shown before, in the post about the painter Derek Hill. Now we shift our focus to Steven Runciman. An interesting man who travelled for the last time to the Holy Mountain when he had … Continue reading →

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2062 – Xenofontos, a photo survey within the monastery, part 3

Posted on July 10, 2019 by athosweblog

In post 2057 and 2061 I showed the first two courtyards of Xenofontos monastery (the red letters A and B on the map below). Today we will take a closer look at courtyard C, that lies between the new katholicon … Continue reading →

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1886 – Nea Skiti 2015

Posted on January 29, 2017 by athosweblog

On our 2015 pilgrimage to Athos I made a reservation to stay at Fathers Nikon’s house in Nea Skiti. After leaving Simonospetras we took the Agia Anna boat to Nea Skiti. This photo essay shows you the time we spent … Continue reading →

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1883 – The arsanas of Simonos Petras

Posted on January 18, 2017 by athosweblog

In post 1859 and 1865 I showed you our visit to Simonos Petras in 2015 and the warm welcome we received in Simonos Petras from father Michael from Libanon. When we left in the morning of September 21th 2015 he gave me … Continue reading →

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1465 – Skites hotel and bungalows

Posted on October 23, 2013 by athosweblog

When in Ouranoupolis don’t skip the Skites hotel and bungalows. You can’t miss it when walking to the Mt. Athos border 850 meters from the town. It is perfect place to stay or to eat and drink because totally different … Continue reading →

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319 – Sydney Loch’s book about Athos

Posted on January 18, 2008 by athosweblog

I visited the Holy Mountain first in 1980. Ouranopolis – 1980 : Although I didn’t realize at that moment, his wife Joyce was still living in the old tower of Ouranopolis. She died only a couple of years later, in … Continue reading →

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