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| CCC_4508 [Sunset at Alepohori 2] |
Photographed on August 26, 2011
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
The Monastery of Archangels - Asteriou
The entrance
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| 801_8343 [Asteriou: The entrance] |
The entrance to a little Byzantine monastery which stands on the northwestern part of Mt. Hymittos at a height of 545 m.
The monastery dates back to 10th c. and was populated until 1960. Throughout its history it has housed a large library. It’s dedicated to Archangels Michael and Gabriel but it’s commonly known as Asteriou Monastery. A name that became widely used after a monk (Osios Loukas) from Steirio lived in the monastery circa 920 AD. The church caught fire at some time but some of the frescoes that date back to 16th c. can still be seen.
The court yard
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| 801_8327 [Asteriou: The court yard] |
The refectory
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| 801_8303 HDR9 [Asteriou: The refectory] |
The church interior
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| 801_8319 HDR7 [Asteriou: The church interior] |
Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on November 2, 2014
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Serapias vomeracea
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| 801_9479 [Serapias vomeracea] |
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| 801_9476 [serapias vomeracea] |
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha on April 30, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Arum italicum
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| 801_9719 [Arum italicum] |
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| 801_9731 [Arum italicum] |
Both photographed at Schinias on May 09, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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