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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

3rd bicycle caravan meeting – this time in Luckenau

17-09-2023

3rd bicycle caravan meeting …

Jörg and Marco have already organized the first two bicycle caravan meetings (F...

Jean-Yves - Solar Trike and the Mini Caravan - just a try?

26-01-2019

Jean-Yves - Solar Trike and …

Tinkerers and hobbyists are numerous - sometimes you do it off with a tired smil...

Recumbent trike designed by AZUB - test drives in the Lednice

25-01-2019

Recumbent trike designed by …

In our report about the cycling routes in the Lednice region we had already anno...

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

Lake Garda Ferratas - Via Ferratas near Riva del Garda

Lake Garda Ferratas - Via Ferratas near Riva del G…

17-02-2021 | Hits:2546

If a hike up into the mountains surrounding of Lake Garda is not enough for an a...

Once a Roman lighthouse - later part of the Dover fortress

Once a Roman lighthouse - later part of the Dover …

10-05-2020 | Hits:3244

The approximately 563 km long English Channel continues as an inlet to the Atlan...

Canoeing on the Main loop around Volkach

Canoeing on the Main loop around Volkach

27-05-2022 | Hits:1076

We spent yesterday's Sunday afternoon in the vicinity of Volkach on the Mainschl...

Hike to the Berger monument near Witten

Hike to the Berger monument near Witten

05-04-2021 | Hits:2111

We had been hiking in Hohenstein recreation area in the foothills of the Ardey M...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Turkey - Country on two Continents

Turkey - Country on two Continents

16-06-2020 | Hits:6847

Whenever travelling to Turkey, don´t forget that Turkey belongs to the Eastern ...

St Barnabas Monastery - Museum of Salamis

St Barnabas Monastery - Museum of Salamis

26-02-2024 | Hits:7223

About eight kilometers north of Famagusta and two kilometers west of Salamis you...

FCB Camp: development in technology and team spirit

FCB Camp: development in technology and team spiri…

26-08-2016 | Hits:3949

Of course we wanted to participate in the development of the various age groups ...

Shurdhah Island - once the site of the Ilyrian settlement Sarda

Shurdhah Island - once the site of the Ilyrian set…

19-11-2016 | Hits:7166

The next day at Legjenda Camping should bring another surprise for us, because ...

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

Our stay in Františkovy Lázně – competition with Karlovy Vary

Our stay in Františkovy Lázně – competition w…

24-10-2023 | Hits:394

On the way to the South Bohemian Aleš Gallery to the exhibition “Metamorphose...

Györ - Small shops for curiosities and specialties

Györ - Small shops for curiosities and specialtie…

22-08-2018 | Hits:4912

After a first, morning recovery phase of the exhausting descent with coffee and ...

Gdynia - sandy beach and business port of great importance

Gdynia - sandy beaches and important business port

24-06-2019 | Hits:2820

Today an imposing city on the Baltic Sea, Gdynia was a real village until 1918. ...

Visit to the Split Archaeological Museum

Visit to the Split Archaeological Museum

29-10-2023 | Hits:461

Already during our first, short visit to the ruined city of Salona, Robi mention...

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