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Hiking on Spetses: Pine-Forest Trails and Coastal Paths

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Spetses, Greece — Ioannis Altamouras - Off the harbour 232

Hiking on Spetses rewards walkers with fragrant pine forest, quiet dirt tracks and coastal paths that string together some of the calmest beaches in the Saronic Gulf. The island once carried the name Pityoussa, meaning pine-covered, and that green interior still shapes every route. My Greece Tours maps the walking here so you can plan … Read more

Selakano Forest: Crete’s Largest Pine Forest in the Dikti Mountains

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Selakano Forest: Crete's Largest Pine Forest in the Dikti Mountains

Selakano is a remote upland forest hidden high in the Dikti mountains of eastern Crete, in the Lasithi district south of the famous Lasithi plateau. It spreads above the villages of Males and Christos, inland from the coastal town of Ierapetra, across high slopes and valleys at around a thousand metres and more. Here grows … Read more