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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

BTurtle Station Lichtenau - Paderborn -

07-02-2019

BTurtle Station Lichtenau - …

Benjamin had been working in the camping equipment branch for some time, so we h...

Main Cycle Path - from Albertshofen to Marktsteft

31-07-2023

Main Cycle Path - from Alber…

Wonderful early summer weather lures people outside, if possible into the green ...

Premiere is successfully passed - with e-bike and B Turtle

12-01-2019

BTVoyage - with E-bike and B…

During last year's Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf and the CMT in Stuttgart countles...

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

Billroda celebrates 875 years - a village honours itself

Billroda celebrates 875 years - a village honours …

23-06-2023 | Hits:452

Billroda was first mentioned in a document on May 30, 1148 - at least there is t...

Koblenz cable car with a view of the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

Koblenz cable car with a view of the Ehrenbreitste…

12-01-2023 | Hits:1116

When planning the Federal Garden Show 2011, Koblenz faced a problem that also ha...

Route of industrial culture by bike and B-Turtle

Route of industrial culture by bike and B-Turtle

17-10-2018 | Hits:2822

Once again, one of our project supporters has send news regarding the installati...

Hohe Schrecke - mountain range invites you to linger today

Hohe Schrecke - mountain range invites you to ling…

28-03-2021 | Hits:1538

The red sandstone mountains Hohe Schrecke, a striking ridge between Saxony Anhal...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Turkey - the Blue Journey

Traveling Turkey - the Blue Journey - lovely alter…

23-12-2013 | Hits:6382

A really interesting adventure is a trip they call the Blue Journey. At some har...

Hiring a Car in Turkey

Rent a Car in Turkey - couple of options make it e…

23-12-2013 | Hits:5022

Hiring a car in Turkey is a great way to go off the beaten track to really see t...

Vistonida lake - wetland biotope and bird paradise on Via Egnatia

Vistonida lake - biotope & bird paradise on Vi…

21-12-2016 | Hits:4683

We were on our way to Turkey when the really sunny weather caused us to leave th...

Agkistro - attractive mountain village on the border with Bulgaria

Agkistro - attractive mountain village at the Bulg…

28-02-2017 | Hits:3453

After the round trip of Lake Kerkini we moved on towards Agkistro, leaving for S...

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

Diocletian's Palace in Asphalatos, then Spalato and today Split

Diocletian's Palace in Asphalatos, then Spalato an…

07-10-2023 | Hits:501

Early the next morning we drove into Split with Robi, because we were finally go...

Györ - The Archeological Meaning of Arrabonas

Györ - The Archeological Meaning of Arrabonas

06-12-2019 | Hits:3836

In the area around Győr, once being the Roman military camp Arrabona, and along...

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...

Zegrze reservoir, Narew and Bug rivers - weather in November

Zegrze reservoir, Narew and Bug rivers - November …

19-11-2020 | Hits:1900

On the road again in Poland, we had been looking for accommodation in the vicini...

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