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Greece Pilgrimage
- Mount
Athos |
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Day 3: Boat Trip to Mt Athos Boarded the MV St. Nicholas at Ouranoupoli for a sea view of some 20 monasteries on the Mt Athos peninsular from which women have been banned since 1060 by edict of Constantine Monomachos. |
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| Ouranoupoli Village Square | MV St Nicholas in harbour | Other boats seen whilst walking along quay to board St Nicholas |
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| View of build above from boat. | Ragged coastline with monastery half-way up the cliff. | Monastery on shore. |
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| All eyes on the shore ready to spot the next monastery. | ||
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| Mt. Athos | Priest who visited boat to bless icon leaving by motor launch to return to his monastery. | Return to Ouranoupoli. |
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The boat trip following the Mt. Athos coastline was fascinating. The coast is spectacular and I could not but marvel at men's ingenuity, building the monasteries in such inaccessible positions. Finding seats was a bit of a scramble. |
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