Article · 16 Apr 2022
Walking on the Ionian Islands
Pamela Harris follows in the footsteps of Odysseus in Homer's poem, The Odyssey, by visiting the Greek islands of Corfu, Kefalonia and Ithaca
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Podcast · 10 Nov 2021
Paddy Dillon’s top winter sunshine destinations for hiking and trekking
A dose of walking somewhere sunny can break up the cold and wet winter and, whilst we can't actually guarantee the weather, there are a few reliable destinations. Paddy Dillon...
News · 4 Nov 2020
Loraine Wilson – author, mountain guide and explorer of Crete
It is with sadness that we report the recent death of Loraine Wilson, author and leading authority on exploring Crete on foot.
Feature · 15 Aug 2020
Hiking on Greece's Cycladic islands
Cicerone author and walking guide Gilly Cameron-Cooper has watched Greece's Cycladic islands emerge as a charming but challenging hiking destination
Feature · 25 Jan 2020
Walking in Zagori: Greece at its most wild and beautiful
With one route to go to finish his Zagori hiking guide and in a race against the turning weather, Aris-Dimitrios Leontaritis confidently set off for Mount Tymphi. But it doesn't...
Feature · 24 Jul 2019
In the realm of the wildcat: A hike with children up Mount Ida
Carl McKeating and Rachel Crolla, the authors of Europe’s High Points and Outdoor Adventures with Children, hiked up Crete’s Mount Ida with their two young daughters. There...
Article · 18 Feb 2019
An Intro to... Zagori and the Northern Pindos mountains
The Zagori region of Greece offers thick forests, stunning mountain and a well-preserved network of paths. Here's everything you need to know about this awe inspiring area.
Article · 18 Apr 2018
An intro to… the Peloponnese Way
An intro to… the Peloponnese Way - the 220km hike across the Greek Peloponnese peninsula. A not technically difficult but challenging trek that can be done in two weeks or paired with the Pindos Way for a longer walk.
Feature · 18 Mar 2018
Trekking in Greece - how things have changed
Tim Salmon recounts his first visit to Greece and how although the world has moved on in the six decades since, the landscape remains as wonderful as ever.
Feature · 5 Sept 2016
Walking the length of Greece: northern border to southern shore
Far from the bustle of its islands and beaches, Greece has some of the best undiscovered hiking in Europe. Jane Laurie and her husband Alan set out to discover the mountains,...
Article · 8 Dec 2015
Corfu: So much more than resorts
There is so much more to the island than the resorts. Corfu is the greenest of all the Greek islands and, with mile upon mile of paths and lanes, makes a superb destination for walking - Gillian Price, author of the new guidebook to Walking in...