Distance: |
4.3 km. |
Duration: |
1.45 ' (clean time of course 1.15 ') |
Altitude: |
From 480m.(Agia Paraskevi) 0 m |
Marking: |
plates, red marks |
Drinking water on the route: |
Yes (Agias Kiriakis faucet, faucet Baϊna, Damouchari |
In this path, which is one of the top courses in Pelion, descend to narrow from the Agia Paraskevi Tsagarada in port of Damouchari, within an environment of great natural beauty, to arrive at the long sandy beach of Papa Nero to Cent. Yanni. Here, as in Damouchari, we all had in the Aegean Sea and eat at one of the taverns on the beach we can return from the Ai Yannis in Tsangarada by bus KTEL (www.ktelvolou.gr ).
Starting from the junction with the main road of tsagarada, at the height of Agia Paraskevi, originally the road down. After a hundred meters, the road makes a right turn and a little below is Agia Paraskevi square with the famous ancient plane tree. We leave the road onto turn, seeing the sign to Damouchari left and find the path that descends straight northeast between the houses of the village.
Cross two times the asphalt and continue to narrow. The second time is tsimentostrwmeno for a few metres, but is revealed again and brings us to the monumental marble fountain with lion's head. The carved inscription informs us that the fountain was constructed in 1907 with the expense of Dimitrios Foinikopoyloy.
Soon after the fountain, the path makes a maneuvering left leaving tsimentodromo to the right, and passes by the Church of Agia Kyriaki. The small square with the plane over the Church is empty and deserted. Cross for the third time on asphalt road and continue into impressive wide cobbled road that descends with maneuvers in chestnut forest, to pass a stream from a concrete bridge. Here, next to the bed of the stream, there is the fountain of Baϊna.
Going uphill, we arrive in the dorsum and enter sideways on a narrow asphalt road. In a few meters we arrive at Vigla. Here there is a small square with a plane and a tap, from which agnanteyoyme the sea. Continue for a few metres even straight on dirt road and then we have fork (attention), where the road leaves to the right and the path go sideways left side in an enclosure
Soon we reach a wooden gazebo. On the left there is a balcony with wonderful views to the North until the Pouri. The path starts to descend more sharply with zik Zak (kagkiolia) between bushy vegetation. Feel the sea air as we approach increasingly hear inside the quiet waves crashing on the rocky shores. All our senses involved in the celebration.
Descending, pulling to the right two paths, which connected beyond and go to a secret school-Fakistra. The path has a protective wall on the side, because the slope is very steep. Eventually we reach down and spending Chalorema from wooden bridge presses in stone bases. As if to justify his name, the stream is broke the concrete corridor where we are on the other side.
Once we arrive at the krokalwti Beach in Damouchari, beneath the ruins of the ancient Castle (read the book by Costas Liapi '' The Pelion's Paliokastra '', Volos 2010, for more information).
Marching in spending immediately, paving over the Harbor, where the 2007 filmed scenes from the movie Mamma mia. In a tavern, there are photos of the owner with Meryl Streep.
We are continuing between homes and guesthouses and, where the paved a cement road becomes, we left the path, which climbs and brings us to the entrance of Damouchari, where the asphalt ends. Marching on asphalt, after three hundred meters there is a fountain where the road does fork and go right. After a hundred meters, there is a wooden gazebo next to the asphalt. Here the right leaves narrow cement road to the hostel '' Katerina '' and the path descends right side from the left. A few meters further down the path continues to the left of the entrance to the enclosure of the hostel and brings us soon in South edge of Papa Nero beach.
In conclusion, I quote the words of the late Nikos Haratsis: '' lucky man he will walk this path. There are many enjoyable xafniasmata you feel and I'm sure that this path, as far as though gone from Pelion will stay unquenchable remembrance within his soul. Joy to him who tightens their belts and starts to go downhill at these parties, that their mate does not exist anywhere. ''