At the gate of Vatopedi Monastery there were paintings of early Greek philosophers. This is Plato.
Sophocles
The sculls of reposed fathers of the monastery are piled near the grave yard where they await the resurrection. While it may seem strange today, this is an old monastic practice.
We were asked not to take pictures inside the monastery courtyard. However we went on a walk outside and I took several.
By the docs there were several idiorhythmic sketes where monks live in small communities independently of the monasteries. They care for their own needs with little jobs, such as fishing.
A dependent chapel of Vatopedi.
Fr. Mathew, an American monk at Vatopedi who showed us around.
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This beehive chapel is in a small garden which was designed with the patronage of Prince Charles.
It's odd to see an English garden at a Greek monastery.
Workers tear up the old roof of a section of the monastery during renovations.
I did take some pictures inside the monastery from the guesthouse.
The courtyard and bell tower.
