Holy Mount Athos
The Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras
3 April 2013
The monastery was founded in 1257 by the hermit St Simon, on the precipitou...
The “Avaton” (Restriction of Access) of the Holy Mountain
Ioannis Konidaris
9 February 2013
1. The term avaton in general
A fundamental aspect of the monastic profess...
The Harmonious Co-Existence of Nature and Buildings on the Holy Mountain
Spyros Ntafis
14 December 2012
The environment of the Holy Mountain has not been unaltered by human activi...
Mt. Athos u-topias: A cartographic afterward in Thomas More Utopia island
Maria Pazarli
10 December 2012
This intervention is a short comment about maps, mythical islands, the inte...
Monastery of Vatopedi through old engravings
16 November 2012
The engravings of Mount Athos played an important role in the late art of i...
Feast of the Honourable Girdle at the Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi
Charalambos Demetriou
13 November 2012
On the occasion of the great feast of the Honourable Girdle of the Mother o...
The holy icon of “Axion Esti”
24 October 2012
The Holy Temple of Saint Demetrius - protector of the city of Thessaloniki,...
Nature and the natural environment of mount Athos
Spyros Ntafis
1 September 2012
Τhe peninsula of Athos. better known as the peninsula of Agion Oros, is t...
Harmonious Blending of Nature and Building on Holy Mount Athos
Spyros Ntafis
1 September 2012
Αs was brought out in the introduction, the environment of Mount Athos di...
Blessed Contemporary Elders of Athos
Elder Moisis the Athonite †
7 November 2011
A fragrant account of charming Elders with serene and luminous faces who ha...