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Βουρβουρού
Καβουρότρυπες
Πλατεία Λευκού Πύργου
Άνω Πόλη
Συκιά
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Destination: the Holy Mountain
Modern Greeks
Sunday morning 7am at the Greek Orthodox Church, bells across our street.
Waiting for thirsty tourists for breakfast at the Beach bar
Every evening a new show: her balcony in front of the only place in town
Boys playing the bouzouki at the beach, such lucky chance!
Ugly and tasteful vegetables of Sikias
Pelagic Greek – from Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos), meaning ‘open sea’
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Destination: the Holy Mountain
The easternmost leg of Chalkidiki peninsula (Central Macedonia, Greece) takes its name: Mount Athos, Agion Oros, the Holy Muntain is there waiting for us… already from the early sunrise hours.
And it will wait for long, as no woman is allowed, the documents necessary to cross its border must be requested six months in advance and an Orthodox travel companion is recommended (in the picture below, Saint Athanasios of Alexandria, XVth century).
This year I got all but the documents: my visit to this autonomous polity, home to more than 20 monasteries and cradle of the reborn Eastern Orthodox Church must be postponed.
Still, I wake up every morning in Sikias, placed on the eastern shores of the middle leg (aka Sithonia) of Chalkidiki peninsula: the Holy Mountain and its treasures are always there in front of me.
I will see Mount Athos across the Singitic gulf for 14 days…
… and 14 nights, with an astonishing bright Milky Way passing just above its 2,033 meter peak.. but I will never reach it, or will I?
There is also a westernmost leg of Chalkidiki peninsula (if you were wondering why Sithonia is the middle leg) that is called Kassandra, but nothing will be written about Kassandra in this travel across the North Agean Sea.
Pictures shot with Nikon D800 and Huawei P40 Pro. Lens and mount for astrophotography: Sigma 14 mm f/1.8 and iOptron Skyguider Pro. Click each picture to zoom in.
Something does not fit
Casa Zapata museum: the historical palace of the Spanish Zapata family above, a Nuraghe village from 1,500 BC beneath
Faithful paparazzi at Santa Maria procession, Villasimius
Historical graffiti sprayed on the Church Of The Holy Sepulcher, Cagliari
Global warming consequences at Punta Molentis Beach
The night fell on the 6 km long Santa Maria procession in Campolongu
All pictures shot with Nikon D800 plus Nikon 50 mm 1.4G / 16-35 mm 2.8 / 70-200 mm 2.8. Click each picture to zoom in.
This is the final post of this picture series “Sardinia welcomes” about Villasimius and surrounding areas, Sardegna, Italy. Edited by Maria Francesca and pictured by Lorenzo Borghi. Click below for previous episodes:
1 Sardinia welcomes
2 Blues alla Carbonara
3 Summer greens
4 Barriers
5 Row, row, row your boat
6 Bend it
7 Walk on ancient rocks
8 Under landscapes
9 Team Players
10 Big fishes
11 A dream of you and me
12 Sardinia Zen
Sardinia Zen
Past visions and memories of this wonderful land placed in the middle of the Mediterranean sea.
The shores of Cala Santa Caterina, Villasimius
Castello della Marmilla on the mountain cone of Las Plassas
Infinity pool at Campolongu
A shallow ford to Peppino’s sea rock, Santa Giulia, Costa Rei
The sunset seen from Cala Santo Stefano, Villasimius
All pictures shot with Nikon D800 plus Nikon 50 mm 1.4G / 16-35 mm 2.8 / 70-200 mm 2.8. Click each picture to zoom in.
Previous episodes:
1 Sardinia welcomes
2 Blues alla Carbonara
3 Summer greens
4 Barriers
5 Row, row, row your boat
6 Bend it
7 Walk on ancient rocks
8 Under landscapes
9 Team Players
10 Big fishes
11 A dream of you and me
