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Walking, hiking and trekking on SERIFOS |
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GENERAL
INFORMATION BOATS SERIFOS MAPS (last update on the 24th of Februari 2013) *** = very beautiful 1. Agia Marína - Agia Thékla - Kefála - Karavás and back 3. Chóra - Gýftika - Profítis Ilías - Ríki - Koutalás 4. Chóra - Gýftika - Protórgia - Vársamo - Panagiá - Gýftika - Chóra *** 5.
Chóra - Stavrós - Kallítsos - Agios Ioánnis - Psilí
Ammos - Livádi 6. Chóra - Stavrós - Kallítsos - monastery of Taxiárcoon - Galaní - Panagiá - Chóra 7. Chóra - Stavrós - Pýrgos - Panagiá - Chóra 8. Galaní - Sykamiá - Skála and back *** 9. Livádi - Agios Ioánnis - Psíli Ammos - Livádi 11. Livádi - Chóra - Psilí Ammos - Livádi 12. Livádi - Livadákia - Rámmos - Kaló Ambéli and back 13. Panagiá - Vársamo - Panagía Kamarotí - Pyrgí and back *** NN 14. Pýrgos - Galaní - Sykamiá and back *** 15. Pýrgos - Galaní - Sykamiá - Panagiá - Pýrgos *** 16. Xemónia - Aspros Pýrgos - Koutalás and back
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Sérifos
is situated between Kýthnos and Sífnos. Its surface area is 75 km2 and
the population consists of about 1100 people. The same boat line from the
Piraeus, which first goes to Kýthnos, also brings you to Sérifos and Sífnos; you reach the port of
Sérifos, Livádi, after a boat trip of about
4 hours. Sérifos is especially attractive because of the beautiful location of Chóra, and because of some very picturesque villages and really nice beaches. Livádi
is
the name of the port of arrival and from this village the beautiful beach
of Livadáki is in easy reach. There are busses to connect Livádi with Chóra
and a few times a day some busses continue to other villages in the
interior of the island. Chóra,
which is the main village, can be reached via a nice flight of steps as
well. The location of Chóra is really exceptional and the view from the
highest chapel is absolutely great. In
the interior of the island you can also visit Panagiá
(with a one thousand-year-old-church), Galaní
and Kallítsos
(Kéndarchos). In between
Galaní and Kallítsos there is the wonderful monastery Moní Taxiárchoon, which dates from the 1500s. Nice beaches are to
be found in Livadáki, in Psilí Ammos, in Agios Ioánnis (on the east coast),
and also at Koutalás and Méga Livádi in the southwest. Sérifos
offers a
couple of very nice hikes: there is the fairly long hike from Chóra, via
Kallítsos, Galaní and
Panagiá and then back to
Chóra. There
are some beautiful alternatives, though, to Agios Ioánnis and Psilí Ammos.
The hikes no.4
and 5 in the valley between Galaní, Panagiá and the bay of Sykamiá are
also marvellous. For a short time now
there are about six to seven hikes on the island of Sérifos which are
very well indicated and signposted. In the summer of 2007 we could even
claim that the best indicated hikes of the entire Cyclades are to be found
on Sérifos! Therefore, the following hikes are really easy to follow,
even without a route description: In spring 2009 a very good and very clear map came out in the series of Terrain Maps; this map is better adapted to the new situation than the Anávasi-map, situation which was brought about by the construction of the new asphalt road between Kallítsos and Agios Ioánnis. It is a fact indeed that the hiking situation has been somewhat disturbed since 2004, because of the construction of two dams in the neighbourhood of Psilí Ammos and also because of the new road from Livádi to Kallítsos. Therefore, I have reconsidered the new situation in 2007 and 2008. Since January the 1st 2004 you are visitor n° |
The splendid panoramic view on Livádi and Chóra
The
view over the bay of Livádi from the highest point in Chóra
The
church of Panagiá (about 1000 after Chr.)
The monastery
of Taxiárchoon
The bays of Psilí Ammos and Agios Ioánnis
The monopáti to Agios Ioánnis |