Walking with Anna
One of the best ways to truly escape the demands of everyday life is to immerse oneself in the atmosphere and scenery of a place with a culture different to our own. A walking holiday offers the chance to become intimately acquainted with and enjoy every element of Greece’s local beauty and history. Trekking from one place to another lets us discover places which are largely unseen by most people, and to experience the beauty and silence of more remote corners of the countryside. It also gives an immense sense of achievement, and the kind of satisfying tiredness at the end of a walking day that brings deep relaxation.
One of the beauties of Greece is that many of her treasures lie hidden in olive groves or on steep mountainsides: crumbling Byzantine chapels, fragments of Mycenaean temples, caves, tiny bays without a soul in sight – all there waiting for the more intrepid traveller to discover.
Anna Butcher has worked as a freelance mountain guide in Greece for over a decade. Her walks aim to combine the most magnificent scenery with any unexpected jewels of history that might be hiding in the undergrowth or around the next headland. Add to that the opportunity to stay in unusual, unique and characterful guest houses (towers, Ottoman mansions, mountain lodges), excellent and unusual Greek cuisine which is often prepared especially for the group, with some fine wines, and you have a recipe for a deep insight into the ‘real’ Greece.
We offer three different walking holidays that take place in some of the most beautiful areas of Greece:
Peaks of the Pindos and Jewels of Ioannina (11 day trip) >
19 - 29 June 2009
The Mountains and Monastries of Amorgos and Naxos (2 week trip) >
21 September - 4 October 2009
Towers, Caves and Mulepaths of the Mani (13 day trip*) >
12 - 24 October 2009
*day walks are also available here at certain times of year
Please note, flights are not included in the cost. Flights should be booked to Athens (plus domestic flight to Ioannina for the Pindos trip). Pretty much everything else is included in the price - nearly all meals, entrance fees, accommodation etc. See individual itineraries for further information.
Walking with Anna Booking Form >
Walking Holiday on the island of Ithaca >
