Usual hiking in Xoxlakoi

This short walk (1.30 max from Vathy to the beach) is always a "must do" as it offers you to create your onw path when you arrive at the highest point (148 m) called Vounakia. There is a farm at the place Skouryialou where is dog is always woofing if you disturb it.

The landscape is a mix of very old olives trees, goats looking for shadow and ocher ground with an alternative way passing through the left of vounakia (small mountain in Greek) which has to be tested by next year.

Then you have an hollictic view of the bay of Xoxlakoi but the most exciting in coming. As I have already described the descent, i will just insist that you have to be guided by your instinct. There is no obvious way to go there, just take the terraces one by one, use some shortcut inbetween, be careful if sometimes the slope can be slippery.  Some photos are showing the width of the terraces.

Before arriving downwards, there is tempting option to use the first gate drowned in the bamboo forest but it it requires some contortions in fairly dense vegetation so i suggest usually to avoid and cut by the left through a field of dried grass bordered by a single row of bamboos.

Cross the wooden blue gate and the peeble beach is for you!

Funny story when going back, I crossed a flock of goats that are normally frightened when someone comes to them. But take a break sit down, and they will come, little by little, to you. 

have a look at the pictures (Hiking in Xoxlakoi July 2009)!