Getting to know the Central European Trail Waymarking Reading the entire article takes about 8 minutes. Alternatively, you can continue directly to the conclusions by clicking here. “They know better abroad!” “I’ve walked the Alps and I know!” “What are the European standards?” “Let’s get the Austrians to show us how it’s done!” These and
Desfina community network design In December 2022 Paths of Greece traveled to Desfina in the prefecture of Fokida. The purpose was to carry out a survey for the creation of a hiking and cycling network on behalf of the very active community of Desfina! Thus, in collaboration with the people of the community, we
Trail scouting in Lasithi The Paths of Greece team spent a month in the regional unit of Lasithi, in Eastern Crete, to survey the paths and plan the new trail network of the area. This is a different study from the ones we are used to carrying out, as the large extent of the
2022 Recap In 2022 the Social Cooperative Enterprise Paths of Greece remained very active. Coming out of the Covid-19 era, our top priority was to expand and add to our team. Thus, now Paths of Greece fully employs 7 employees, while at the same time the collaboration with a large number of external partners
Trail planning in Kisamos Paths of Grecce’s team has been trail planning for about a month in Kisamos, western Crete, in order to design the new hiking network of the area. For several days, Konstantinos, Ioanna, Vasilis and Guest Star Helen, have explored every single bit of the Kisamos Municipality, have tracked the trails
Metropolitan Trails Academy Launch In the last two years, the European network of metropolitan trails designers, located in Athens, Köln, London, Milano, and Marseilles, has prepared online teaching tools to enable the creation of metropolitan trails in new cities. In this prospect, we recently opened the online version of the Metropolitan Trails Academy and invite you
A Path for the Disabled as Skiathos Trails enter a new Era In 2021, the walking trails of Skiathos will be ready for hikers to explore this beautiful island. Their total length exceeds 100 kilometers. Paths of Greece has recently conducted the study of the project, which includes the re-shaping of the trails network, infrastructure
Exploring Karpathos island Karpathos is one of the most authentic places in Greece, with an incredible trails network. The article speaks about an exploration from south to north of this island. The article only appears in the Greek version (click the Greek flag at the top right corner of your screen). Here you can
(Ελληνικά) Οδοιπορικό στην Κάσο Sorry, this entry is only available in Greek.
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Kythera Trails becomes the 1st Green Flag certified trails in Europe In early October 2019, trail professionals from 13 countries gathered on the island of Kythera, Greece, for the training of trail auditors using the Green Flag Trails certification led by the World Trails Network. During the 7-days long course, a selection of Kythera’s trails were audited and three
Onithe Archaeological Footpath In September 2019, we inaugurated the Onithe Archaeological Footpath, the best way to visit the archaeological site of Onithe in Goulediana village, Rethymnon, Crete. The footpath meanders through the mysterious archaeological site of Onithe, only scarcely explored by archaeologists. Walking the footpath, one can visit the most important sites of Onithe,
Paths of Peace In summer 2019, we implemented a multi-day hiking trail and a cycling route called Paths of Peace. It is located in the area of Florina, Western Macedonia, Greece. The trail is divided into 4 hiking days, and it starts and ends at Lehovo village. It crosses the most important natural and
Tinos Trails Tinos Trails, the official hiking network of Tinos island is a fact! 152 km of trails, planned according to the hiker needs, invite you to discover the nature and culture of this beautiful island of the Cyclades. Tinos Trails is a project of the Municipality of Tinos, in co-operation with Paths of
Apollo Trails We have just inaugurated the Apollo Trails, a small but wonderful trail network on Mountainous Messinia (Peloponnese). The trails start at the village of Abeliona, and link the neighbouring settlements of Neda, Petra, Agios Sostis, Skliros, to the UNESCO Temple of Apollo Epicurius, the Temple of Pan, the springs of Neda, numerous stone-built thresholds,
Meeting for the promotion of the archaeological site of Onithe, in Crete On Friday, April 21st, in the village of Goulediana, in Crete, took place the second meeting in order to promote the archaeological site of Onithe. The meeting was organised by the greek magazine “Archaeology and Arts“. For more information, please see the Greek version of
Searching for trails on the island of Kasos In November 2016 Paths of Greece has completed its fieldwork on the island of Kasos. We have been really surprised by the amount and quality of trails this island has. The hiking trails development plan that we have handed to the Municipality of Kasos aims at revealing
Completion of the fieldwork in Ithaca In November 2016 the team of Paths of Greece has completed a 20-days long fieldwork on the island of Ithaca. The project was funded by the Municipality of Ithaca. The outcomes of the research have been delivered and now Ithaca is ready to proceed with the development of its
New project in Prespa lakes! Following the pilot sign-posting project of two trails in Prespa lakes, we have started the investigation of the area to find new trails! In co-operation with the Society for the Protection of Prespa lakes, we are scanning this beautiful place to find the best hiking and cycling routes through which
As you set out for Ithaca… Back in the old times, before the use of cars, the trails would link different destinations. The shorter and the easier a trail was, it was considered as a good trail. Nowadays, trails are mainly used from hikers. A trail now is considered as good, depending on its richness in