A sunny and peaceful Saturday morning... and we were driving our way out from Athens. Our destination was the Gereneia Mountains on the west border of Attica; however, there was only a tiny portion of the distance separating us from our destination we got to cover, after all. As the car was rolling along the highway by the outskirts of the city, that rolling of it started to … [Read more...]
Hiking Mount Pyxarias on Evia Island
This is a post about hiking Mount Pyxarias on north Evia Island in Greece. If you are looking for information and inspiration for planning out your hiking adventures throughout Greece, check out this resources page. Pyxarias is the fourth highest mountain on Euboea, Greece's second-largest island. It is located at the northernmost tip of the great mountain range forming the … [Read more...]
A Hiking Trip to Mount Helicon
Mount Helicon may not enjoy the honor of a good position amongst Greece's highest mountains, coming only 59th in a row. Despite its nearly insignificant height (1749m) however, it may well boast of being one of the most renowned mountains in the world concerning its millennia-long, rich history, and tradition. This mountain has been carrying a sacred notion since a … [Read more...]
Hiking Mount Olympus on Evia Island
This is a post about hiking Mount Olympus on Evia Island near Athens. If you are looking for information and inspiration for planning out your hiking adventures throughout Greece, check out this resources page. Who doesn't know Greece's highest mountain, the abode of its ancient gods, the all-famous mount Olympus...? Everybody knows it, I assume. Very few people, though, are … [Read more...]