Journey to Mt. Athos                       back to main page

On June 29-30, 2000, after my recital in Thessaloniki, I traveled to Mt. Athos, the sacred home of 20 Orthodox monasteries for over 1000 years.  The following pictures trace my journey that began early in the morning on June 29 as I took a 6:15 bus from Thessaloniki to the port of Ouranoupolis. click here for map of Athos	Ship leaving Ouranoupolis	On route to Daphne, Mt. Athos in the distance
deck of ship	crops at Philotheou

Passing the Monastery of Dochiariou	Monastery of Xenophondos	Russian monastery Pandeleimonos
Arriving at the port of Daphne	Church of the Protaton in Karies, the capital city of Mt. Athos	Army truck for transportation from Karies to Philotheou
Monastery of Philotheou (friend of God) where I spent the night	Gate of Philotheou	Courtyard of Philotheou
Narthex in the catholicon (monastery church) of Philotheou	The view from the monastery grounds	Enjoying the hospitality and exuberance of fellow pilgrims

 

Panoramic view from the Monastery of. Philotheou

 

Hiking to the monastery of Karakallou	hermit cave along hike	view during the hike
Monastery of Karakallou	Mystical camera malfunction in the catholicon of Karakallou	waiting for unknown transportation back to Karies with new friends Vlasis and Tobias