Main road-Isomata-Leftos Gialos

Alonnisos / To the coast

Main road-Isomata-Leftos Gialos

Alonnisos topoguide: Main road-Isomata-Leftos Gialos
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Old huts in Isomata
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One of the two trails connecting the main asphalt road with Leftos Gialos beach, passes through Isomata, a small rural settlement in the middle of a sea of olive groves. The settlement today has no permanent inhabitants and has turned into a cluster of small livestock facilities.

The trail starts from the asphalt road and follows the old main path towards Isomata. The path is still used by livestock and is clear and well trodden. After an easy downhill section, the path climbs decisively towards the Isomata small plateau.

From Isomata, enter a good path, cutting between olive groves with terraces and rocky slopes.

Join the asphalt and follow it to the beach of Leftos Gialos.

Text and photos by T. Adamakopoulos

Orchids of Alonnisos

Serapias bergonii

Αλόννησος: Serapias bergonii
Serapias bergonii is one of the three members of the peculiar genus of Serapias known of Alonissos. Widely distributed in the eastern Mediterranean, this discreet orchid blooms in heaths and phrygana, but also roadsides and abandoned fields.

The name of the genus comes from Serapis, god of fertility of ancient Egypt. The name was first used by Dioscorides to describe a species of orchid, to which he attributed aphrodisiac properties.

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A detailed description of the Main road-Isomata-Leftos Gialos trail, along with interactive maps, photos and POIs, is included in the digital field guide Alonnisos topoguide.

The digital field guide Alonnisos topoguide is available for Android devices as an in-app purchase within the application topoguide Greece. Alonnisos topoguide is a member of the Greek Islands group.

The digital field guide Alonnisos topoguide is also available for iOS (iPhone and iPad) devices as an in-app purchase within the application Topoguide Greece. There also, Alonnisos topoguide is a member of the Greek Islands group.