Jul 21, 2016
Walking in the Brussels City Center, 14 June 2016
Monasteries, Skopelos, Greeze, 27 May 2016
We went along narrow lanes and donkey paths through the maquis-covered mountains to the monasteries Metamorphosis, Barbara and Prodromou . After climbing the 566 m high Palouki Mountain, where we went back to Skopelos town on the old donkey track.
If you want to know more about the many fantastic hikes on Skopelos, visit the website: http://skopelos-walks.com/
Skopelos town – our starting point
The Evangelistria Monastery
The Evangelistria Monastery
The Evangelistria Monastery
The Evangelistria Monastery
The PRODROMOS MONASTERY
Taxiarchon Monastery
Taxiarchon Monastery
Taxiarchon Monastery
Skopelos town – where our hike ended
Jul 20, 2016
To the Delphi Mountain, Skopelos, Greeze, 26 May 2016
Through the winding streets of Skopelos we walked up through the town, followed the canyons visited a spring to supply us with drinking water, and moved up to the 680 m high Delphi Mountain, the island's highest point. From here we went through old pine forests down to Klima, where we were picked up by a bus.
If you want to know more about the many fantastic hikes on Skopelos, visit the website: http://skopelos-walks.com/
The Royal Clipper stayed overnight in Skopelos. Royal Clipper is a modern cruise ship (www.starclippers.com).
Jul 19, 2016
To Loutraki, Skopelos, Greeze, 25 May2016, visiting the Ioannis chapel (known from Mamma Mia! The Movie)
The hiking of the day was from Machalas to the famous (from Mamma Mia! The Movie) Ioannis chapel across the island to the small harbor town of Loutraki. If you want to know more about the many fantastic hikes on Skopelos, visit the website: http://skopelos-walks.com/
Art, scarecrows, religious symbols or a combination of the three?
Approaching the Ioannis chapel
Ioannis chapel
Many visitors to the Ioannis chapel
Ioannis chapel from a distance
Loutraki
Loutraki
Whenever possible we followed the old calderemi (stone footpath) system.
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