Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Valley to a week-long hike around Mt Olympus and Meteora. The company also runs
hikes in Crete and the Cyclades.
TOP ISLAND HIKES
ISLAND GROUP DESTINATION
SKILL
LEVEL
DESCRIPTION
One of Europe's most popular hikes with 500m
vertical walls, countless wildflowers and en-
dangered wildlife (impassable from mid-Oct-mid-
Apr)
Samaria
Gorge
easy to
medium
Crete
Zakros &
Kato Zak-
ros
Passing through the mysterious Valley of the
Dead, this trail leads to a remote Minoan palace
site
easy to
medium
Crete
Tragaea,
Naxos
easy to
medium
A broad central plain of olive groves, unspoiled vil-
lages and plenty of trails
Cyclades
medium
to diffi-
cult
Filoti,
Naxos
A strenuous climb to the Cave of Zeus (a natural
cavern on the slopes of Mt Zeus)
Cyclades
Countless traditional trails along dramatic clifftops
and down to isolated beaches; a bird-lover's para-
dise
easy to
medium
Dodecanese Tilos
easy to
medium
A lush volcanic island with hikes that lead into the
hissing craters of Mt Polyvotis
Dodecanese Nisyros
medium
to diffi-
cult
Day hikes and more serious trekking opportunities
up Mt Dirfys, Evia's highest mountain
Evia
Steni
Ionian Is-
lands
Paths along ancient olive groves and snaking dry-
stone walls; perfect for escaping the crowds
Paxi
easy
Ionian Is-
lands
easy to
medium
Mythology fans can hike between sites linked to
the Trojan War hero Odysseus
Ithaki
Northeastern
Aegean Is-
lands
Explore the quiet interior of this Aegean Island with
its mountain villages and the forested northern
slopes of Mt Ambelos
easy to
medium
Samos
Saronic Gulf
Islands
A vehicle-free island with a well-maintained net-
work of paths to beaches and monasteries
Hydra
easy
