Panagia Elona Photo

Photographer’s Note

The history of this famous monastery originally begins before 1769. (There were no records kept on the exact development of this monastery before this date. We get this first date by the signature of a monk, next to some records written on a plaque hanging on the wall of one of the rooms in the Monastery.) The miracle of it's existence began one evening as a few sheepherders witnessed a bright glow shining from a distant mountain cliff. At first they though the light was perhaps a figment of their imagination, yet for the next few nights the light kept appearing, and they knew it was impossible for any human being to be able to physically sit or climb up that rough and rocky cliff.more

Budapestman, swiatopelk777, atha2pan, ciakgiak, brano14, gildasjan, PaulVDV, s_lush has marked this note useful

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Budapestman (42780) 2009-06-10 1:17

Hi Vasilis,
What an amazing place. You took a beautiful photo of this fabled view. The composition of the photo is spectacular, great details and POV. Stunning sight of this romantic and picturesque place. Tfs! Have a nice day!
George

swiatopelk777 (9240) 2009-06-10 1:48

Hi Vasilis!
Amazing rock, amazing houses. Original POV and composition. Good shot.
Greetings from Polska!

atha2pan (3515) 2009-06-10 3:13

Gia na deis ti mou thymise touti i foto sou!!?!!
Otan imastan mikri oi goneis mou mas pijenane se oli tin Ellada, gia na doume kai na gnorizoume ta megaleia tis.

Auto to monastiri to thymamai poly kala, ekei "kato" stin Peloponniso.
Katapliktiki foto.

Na eisai kala
Sakis

sotirios (1685) 2009-06-10 5:33

Γεια σου Βασίλη
βλέπω πέρασες ξυστά από τα μέρη μου (Λακωνία), όμορφα χρώματα και έξυπνη συνθεση με τα κλαριά των δένδρων σε πρώτο πλάνο.

bema (9062) 2009-06-10 6:20

Geia sou Vasilis,

wow, what a great location, looks some kind of unreal, but nevertheless a real good place and an astonishing location for a monastery..
my compliments to this shot..

have a fine evening, filika Bernd

ciakgiak (11230) 2009-06-10 8:18

Hello dear Vasilis,
this is a very impressive place, an incredible position for this monastery, great colours of the rocks and of the vegetation in a perfect and amazing contrast with the blue sky.
Congratulation for the very interesting notes too.
Friendly regards.
Giorgio

Longroute (9833) 2009-06-10 9:34

A very fine photo Vasilis,
so full of light and intense colours... everything is vibrating with light. The place is unique and you managed to show it in the best way. Well done,
Donato

(thank you for your wishes and comment, have a nice summer you too!)

brano14 (1946) 2009-06-10 9:57

Hello Vasilis,
Beautiful photo of this amazing place. Great composition with those perfectly green branches and completed with nice strong frame. I've read the whole story.
Thanks!
Brano

gildasjan (24121) 2009-06-10 10:49

Bonjour Vasilis
Surprenantes ces habitations au flanc de cette falaise et bel accord entre la roche et le bleu ciel.
Bonne fin de journée
Amicalement
gildas

TopGeo (22205) 2009-06-10 11:04

Γειά σου Βασίλη!
Πράγματι η θεση εντυπωσιάζει. Μια εικόνα που δίνει με ωραία καθαρά χρώματα και την άγρια φυσική ομορφιά της θέσης αυτής! Πού κοντά είναι?
Χαιρετώ σε!
Γεώργιος!

PaulVDV (5357) 2009-06-10 12:30

Hello Vasilis,
I've never heard of this place and monastery but it certainly looks very attractive, even impressive.
The white buildings stand out nice against the redbrown cliffs. Well composed with the leaves on the foreground.
Best regards, Paul

raszid62 (3475) 2009-06-10 13:45

Hello
I was in Kosmas in 1998- It was rain and chill then.
Totally different atmospherics. Very good shot, alive colours, amazing monastery and red rocks.
Best regards
Joseph

argycon (2749) 2009-06-10 23:45

Kalimera Vassili,
Gatzwmeno stous vraxous to monastiri! Eksairetiko kadro, me omorfa xrwmata kai yperoxo fwtismo!
Xairetw
Kostas

s_lush (2534) 2009-06-15 11:32

Hello Vasilis,
What a beautiful place this rock monastery is! You have captured it perfectly well, with nice foreground, multicolored rocks and so blue sky. Unfortunately the sky in my shots is not always as blue as in yours. This means that climate in Greece is much better than here in Ukraine. But the best of all are shots from Greece. This one is not exclusion.
Best regards,
Sergiy