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Hiking on Skopelos: Pine Trails, Monasteries and Coast Paths

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Skopelos, Greece — Loutraki village in Skopelos 1

Hiking on Skopelos draws walkers across the Sporades, because pine forest covers close to two-thirds of the island and old cobbled paths still cross it. Waymarked footpaths and stone kalderimi link Skopelos Town with the monasteries of Mount Palouki, the Sendoukia rock-cut tombs, the northern village of Glossa and quiet coastal coves. The trails read … Read more

Hiking in Naxos: Trails, Walks & Routes

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Hiking in Naxos: Trails, Walks & Routes

Naxos holds one of the richest walking networks in the Cyclades, a lattice of marble-paved kalderimi footpaths that once tied mountain villages to threshing floors, springs and the sea. Unlike the barren cliffs of many islands, the Naxian interior is green and terraced, watered by real streams that feed olive groves, citrus orchards and the … Read more