Walking trails

Walking trails in Ithaca

Winding through ancient olive groves, pine-covered hills, and windswept coastal cliffs, the trails of Ithaca offer more than just scenic routes—they are pathways into the soul of the island.

Each trail tells a story, connecting timeless villages, forgotten chapels, mythic caves, and panoramic viewpoints that reveal the Ionian in all its glory. Whether you seek solitude, spiritual reflection, or an adventurous trek through history and nature, Ithaca’s network of walking paths invites you to discover the island on foot—slowly, deliberately, and in harmony with its land and legends.

Walking trails

South Ithaca

Perahori-Nymfes Cave
  • Distance: 4 km
  • Duration: 1h 20min
Vathy-Filiatro beach
  • Distance: 8.7 km
  • Duration: 2h 17min
Vathy coast line
  • Distance: 3.9 km
  • Διάρκεια: 50min

 

Perahori-Panagia Spiliotissa
  • Distance: 9.7 km
  • Duration: 3h 13 min

 

Rizes Cave
  • Distance: 1 km
  • Duration: 30 min

 

North Ithaca

Anogi-Kathara Monastery
  • Distance: 6 km
  • Duration: 2h 5min
Anogi-Agia Eleousa
  • Distance: 3.2 km
  • Duration: 1h 27 min

 

Anogi-Kioni (from Vigla)
  • Distance: 10.8 km
  • Duration: 3h 40 min

 

Stavros-Rousano-Exogi-Polis beach
  • Distance: 9.8 km
  • Duration: 3h 2m min
Anogi-Kioni (from Agios Gerasimos Chapel)
  • Distance: 5.1 km
  • Duration: 1h 45min

 

Frikes-Panagia tis Skalas
  • Distance: 3.8 km
  • Duration: 1h 20min

 

Stavros-Exogi (from Homer's School)
  • Distance: 2.9 km
  • Duration: 1h

 

Exogi-Stavros (from Pernarakia)
  • Distance: 5.8 km
  • Duration: 2h

 

Walking trails

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