Potamos Trip Overview
This hiking trail used to be an ancient path, as the name itself says (old walk in Greek), for trading purposes. Most of its length coincides with the ancient road which connected Minoa with Aegiali. We also pay a visit to the iconic Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa – the second oldest monastery in Greece. This path helps you discover the wild beauty of Amorgian nature while you get informed about the island’s cultural and historical heritage at the same time. It’s the most popular long-distance route in Amorgos to hike and passes through the crest of a mountain at an altitude of around 400 meters.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Potamos, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Potamos, Greece, Greece
This hiking trail used to be an ancient path, as the name itself says (old walk in Greek), for trading purposes. Most of its length coincides with the ancient road which connected Minoa with Aegiali. We also pay a visit to the iconic Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa – the second oldest monastery in Greece. This path helps you discover the wild beauty of Amorgian nature while you get informed about the island’s cultural and historical heritage at the same time. It’s the most popular long-distance route in Amorgos to hike and passes through the crest of a mountain at an altitude of around 400 meters.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, 840 08 Greece
We are going to enter the iconic monastery, meet the monks and learn about the monastery’s story.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Asfontilitis 840 08, Greece
An abandoned rural settlement that we are going to learn its interesting story and see stone graffitis and many wells.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chora, Greece
We are going to make a stroll around Chora and have a lunch here.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kapsala, Kapsala, Mt. Athos Peninsula, Halkidiki Region, Central Macedonia
Before monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa was built, monks used to live here in natural caves.
Duration: 30 minutes
