A few decades ago, one day, as the workers at the quarries were braking the marbles of the surface, instead of hitting a marble vein, they hit an underwater creek! Soon after, the water filled the quarry, and a new natural lake was born! In proximity to the Taxiarches village, at the foots of the
A few days ago, along with our partner Stefanos Kounis, we have visited Evia island. More specificaly, the region between Dirfy and Xirovouni Mts. We walked on hiking and bicycle trails, and we also created some new ones. Our visit took place after the initiative of the local businesses to implement a hiking and bicycle
We have just finalised our first video about our work. You will see pictures and scenes from the research, the mapping, the sign-posting, the guided tours and the educational programmes that we have organised.
In January 2014, we have participated in the 4th World Trails Conference, held in Jeju island in South Korea. The Conference was organised from the World Trail Association, under the auspices of Jeju Olle foundation. Paths of Greece has been invited by the American Trails Association. In the Conference, more than 50 trail organisations from
We wish you a joyful New Year 2014! However, since joy is not entirely a matter of wishes and luck, but it also depends on our personal efforts, we dedicate to you this poem by the Spanish poet Antonio Machado (1875 – 1939): .. .. “Traveler, there is no path” .. Traveler, there is no
During the weekend from 7 to 8/12/2013, we took part in a highly interesting conference about the development of the paths of Greece. The conference was organized by the Greek-German Forum (www.grde.eu), and was held in Litochoro, in Olympus mountain. The speakers where greek and German. The Greek speakers presented the situation of hiking tourism
In the summer of 2013, we have undertook the sign-posting of three hiking trails in Serifos island. The island’s hiking trails network has been previously sign-posted, but the signs became old and needed replacement. The new signs were sponsored by the company MEK Constructions, in collaboration with the Municipality of Serifos. We have renewed the
During May, we have visited the beautiful island of Santorini to record hiking trails with our GPS. In colaboration with Mr. Kostas Zarokostas, who has undertaken the sign-posting of the paths of Santorini, we have recorder many kilometers of trails in order to produce a map and to enrich the signage with information on distances
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
A few days ago, we sign-posted the byzantine path leading to the Monastery of Ikosifoinissa in Mt. Paggaio. The path has been cleared, steps and bridges have been installed and now one can walk safely a 5,7 km long path, from Kormista village to the Monastery. For the sign-posting, we used red paint, small aluminium