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
The Church of Profitis Ilias, a late-Byzantine architectural marvel, stands proudly in the upper town of Thessaloniki. Built on the Athonite triconch plan, it features a central nave flanked by two semicircular apses. This fourteenth-century structure, associated with the Nea Moni monastery, showcases exquisite banded brick-and-stone masonry and a towering central dome. Recognised as a … Read more
Rhodes surprises walkers who expect only beaches and a medieval Old Town, because the island is far greener than its reputation suggests. Behind the coastal resorts lies a forested interior of Aleppo and Calabrian pine, shaded river valleys and a spine of mountains that climbs to over a thousand metres. Hiking on Rhodes ranges from … Read more
Salakos is a small, green, spring-fed village on the lower slopes of Mount Profitis Ilias in north-central Rhodes, set apart from the island’s coastal resorts by its cool, shaded microclimate and forested interior. Water defines the place: the Nymph spring, known in Greek as Pigi tis Nymfis, rises near the village, and the local Nymfi … Read more
Profitis Ilias is the highest peak on Milos at 748 metres, climbed by a trail from the church of Agia Marina to a summit chapel with panoramic island views. Plan hikes, tours and tickets through My Greece Tours. Profitis Ilias is the top hiking goal in the Milos travel guide. The sections below cover the … Read more