Your Alonnisos experience should be one you will never forget - for all the right reasons. For such a small island (23km x 3km) Alonnisos has a wide variety of terrain, ranging from relatively easy walks along forest trails and through unspoilt olive and almond groves, to a boulder-strewn remote gorge or a taxing climb to the high point of the island in the north.

From the pine forests in the south, to the wild macchia vegetation of the north and a coastline dotted with small blue coves and white pebble beaches the island is abundant in natural beauty. In spring the profusion of wild flowers and herbs provide an explosion of colour and fragrance, which can only really be appreciated on foot. Walking along the many established routes on the island gives you a unique insight into life on Alonnisos, both as it is today and as it was in years gone by.

Perhaps on the “Across the Centre of the Island” walk, along the traditional old footpath from Melegakia in the north to the church of Ayios Konstantinos, over the “aloni” (threshing floor) and past the “laka” (small wheat felds), you will get a glimpse of life as it used to be.

Somewhere on your travels you are sure to bump into a shepherd, the resin collector, an old woman collecting her horta (wild greens) or perhaps someone leaving an offering at one of the many road side shrines. If you do, then a cheery greeting of “Yassas” will almost always get you a reply.

By walking here you help to keep open the network of footpaths for others to use and enjoy. It is also possible to walk on the deserted islands of the marine park, an unforgettable experience.