by ola » 01 Jun 2009, 22:13
A walk across the island to Ag. Vasilios or, even better although a bit more challenging, to Ag. Emilianos will bring on some astonishing views and some surprises in seeing the forested parts of the island that are barely visible from the sea.
There are guided walks by Hugo that links up with Triton and by Jytte linking up with Poseidon. A walk with Hugo will give you a tour of the Symi and Dodecanese history spiced with anecdotes and facts on flora, fauna and what have you to go with a morning of exercise.
Highly recommended and even if it gets hot by midday the "mountains" usually has a nice breeze and the walks starts fairly early.
Good shoes are recommended as the paths have a lot of sharp stones that (speaking from experience) will cut bare toes if you use sandals. And bring plenty of water.
There are lots of possibilities as walks go, the two mentioned have been the only ones to have guides in the warmest months in the later years.
Enjoy your first visit!