This is an excellent trail to escape from Athens on a one-day trip. It offers an amazing view on the gulfs of Corinth and Saronicos, as well as on all the surrounding mountains. This trail starts at Pisia village, climbing the mountain rather steeply at the beginning. Soon though, the “balconies” will start, with breathtaking
At the end of February we explored the area called Douka, in Ymittos Mt. in order to trace the ancient Sfitteia road (path) that linked Athens to the Demos of Kropia (today’s Koropi). The area is locked between the peaks Profitis Ilias and Mavrovouni, both belonging to the Ymittos Mt. The Sfiteia path, according to