From Kannaviou to Statos
Published 21st of September, 2021
Old Lapithiou
These are the older ruins. If you park by the excavation shown in the previous picture, you can walk to them on the left hand side of the track. Wear decent shoes though, as the vegetation is full of prickles.
Distant Lapithiou
We've got to the other side of the valley now. There is Lapithiou in the distance.
Turn Left Here
The track is fairly easy to follow, provided you turn left here.
More Vines
There is a little reservoir up here too (and I mean little; swimming-pool sized, but no, it isn't a swimming pool). It was actually dry at the moment, and a tad pongy.
Olives
This is a view from the film camera. As we said earlier, as you leave civilisation, the landscape gets a lot more barren.
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You can do this journey in a day, or you can break it up into chunks. You can also do it in reverse, to get some completely different views. It is entirely up to you.
