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The Athos Monasteries Chalkidiki and the Hesychasm Dispute

The Athos Monasteries Chalkidiki and the Hesychasm Dispute

Of course, during our visits to Thessaloniki and Halkidiki we also discussed the monasteries of Athos, the way of life of the monks and a possible visit to the monastery complex several times. Ultimately, this is still pending, but has already been a...

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Reflection: “Media and Freedom” conference in Izmir

Reflection: “M…

We were only too happy to accept the invitation of...

Nevfel Cumart - co-author and reviews

Nevfel Cumart - …

We, the entire Alaturka editorial team, are very p...

Max - the blackbird chick - Werner Koschan

Max - the blackb…

Whit Monday evening around 9:30 p.m., Night is slo...

Mausania at Lake Ohrid - author Michaela Sybertz on tour

Mausania at Lake…

A wonderful side effect of traveling by caravan or...

Johanniter – from the pilgrim hospital in Jerusalem to Rhodes

Johanniter – from …

Long before the First Crusade, merchants from Amal...

The Hospitallers - expansion and consequences to Europe

The Hospitallers - e…

In the first part of our article “The Hospitalle...

Reflection: “Media and Freedom” conference in Izmir

Reflection: “Media…

We were only too happy to accept the invitation of...

Water supply in the Roman Empire

Water supply in the …

The quality of execution in the Roman Empire is ab...

Saicur - a soundtrack against the absurd behavior

Saicur - a soundtrac…

SAICUR presents a soundtrack against the absurd be...

Strange Kind Of Women – visiting Meiningen

Strange Kind Of Wome…

Meiningen is located on the Werra in southern Thur...

Evening cabaret at the Rino campsite

Evening cabaret at t…

Some people are really spontaneous and willing to ...

Jon Davis – singer of Korn and fan of HR Giger

Jon Davis – singer…

Jonathan Howsmon Davis was one of the founders of ...

Spring awakening on the Ahr and Main

Spring awakening on …

Longer than ever before, is the almost convincing ...

Olive trees - cultural-historical examination of the olive tree

Olive trees - cultur…

During our return journey from Istanbul via the Da...

Blooming yellow gentian on the slopes of Walmendinger Horn

Blooming yellow gent…

Our hike up to the Walmendinger Horn was not only ...

Even the ancient Romans used the wood of the serviceberry!

Even the ancient Rom…

Right at the beginning of our project trip we met ...

Easter time – egg time - chicken and quail eggs!

Easter time – egg …

We arrived in the south of Germany in time for Eas...

Muskateller – a pleasure as a grape

Muskateller – a pl…

You probably don't necessarily have to be a wine d...

Dutch cuisine – fast food completely different!

Dutch cuisine – fa…

Hardly any national cuisine is free of influences ...

Swedish Kanelbullar – the slightly different cinnamon rolls

Swedish Kanelbullar …

In almost every international cuisine there are si...

Bicycle-Travelling & E-Bike-Camping

Short holiday to Arnhem - with the B-Turtle on the way

26-06-2019

Short holiday to Arnhem - wi…

Not just long trips for many days or in distant regions, a short trip with the B...

Mountain Biking in Turkey

27-03-2016

Mountain Biking - new Trails…

Another, steadily growing popularity of using bicycles, is Mountain Biking in th...

With the e-bike to the beach IJmuiden aan Zee

15-01-2024

With the e-bike to the beach…

The IJmuiden aan Zee beach is located in front of the Seaport IJmuiden marina an...

Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Italy - Great Britain - France - Netherlands

At Rennsteig long-distance hiking trail near Oberhof

At Rennsteig long-distance hiking trail near Oberh…

10-05-2022 | Hits:1152

We have had the Rennsteig Tunnel several times, which at 7,916 meters is the lon...

The Bremer Haus - attractive and sought-after living space

The Bremer Haus - attractive and sought-after livi…

12-10-2016 | Hits:4312

Every city has its own neighborhoods, some of which are well-known all over the ...

From the Vienna State Opera to the Ephesus Museum at Hofburg

From Vienna State Opera to Ephesus Museum at Hofbu…

09-07-2018 | Hits:3510

Once again we took the tram into the city center of Vienna, leaving the tram at ...

Berlin Airport – bankruptcies and breakdowns settled?

Berlin Airport – bankruptcies and breakdowns set…

11-01-2023 | Hits:678

The construction of the new Berlin Airport, which began on September 5, 2006, wa...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Christmas Bazaar at the German School of Thessaloniki

Christmas Bazaar at the German School Thessalonica

30-11-2015 | Hits:9781

Even you do not even think of the next Christmas because of the blue sky and the...

Turkey - a paradise for sailing

Gulets of Turkey - a paradise for friends of saili…

21-12-2013 | Hits:5824

Turkey is nearly completely surrounded by water. There is the Mediterranean to t...

Lawyer / Notary in Turkey

Lawyer / Notary in Turkey

28-07-2020 | Hits:5257

One thing every visitor to Turkey would like to avoid, is to need a lawyer. Howe...

Zoll- und Einreisebestimmungen

Custom and Entry Regulations of Turkey

09-07-2020 | Hits:5428

After the introduction of cross-border agreements between the European countries...

Serbia - Hungary - Czech Republic - Slovenia - Croatia - Poland

Off to Hluboká nad Vltavou – the Aleš Gallery awaits us

Off to Hluboká nad Vltavou – Aleš Gallery awai…

26-10-2023 | Hits:330

After a hearty breakfast in Františkovy Lázně, we continued towards Hluboká ...

A short visit to Warsaw Castle Square

A short visit to Warsaw Castle Square

23-03-2020 | Hits:3569

A business meeting with two entrepreneurs from Warsaw had led to a short visit t...

Raab, Rabatz and Moson-Danube near Györ - lovely landscape

Raab, Rabatz and Moson-Danube near Györ - beautif…

28-08-2018 | Hits:4651

The term "City of Rivers", as the Hungarian city of Györ is sometimes called, c...

Walk across the Margareten Island of Budapest

Walk across the Margareten Island of Budapest

07-08-2017 | Hits:7292

Our tour through Budapest also brought us to Margareten Island, the famous Danub...

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