Alonnisos / To the coast

Main road-Leftos Gialos

Main road-Leftos Gialos: Along the green heaven of Alonnisos

The trails connecting the main asphalt road with the beaches - here the Main road-Leftos Gialos route - crosses a green valley with running and spring water. The trail is short but very pleasant and can be combined with its neighbors, making use of the network of paths and dirt roads around Isomata.

The route starts from the asphalt road and goes down along the line of the gully. At the beginning, we walk in a landscape with tall riparian vegetation, maintained by the small springs of the ravine.

A bit lower, we enter olive groves that are occasionally cultivated. In their present state, these old olive groves participate in a semi-natural landscape of rich herbaceous vegetation and small rocks, where many interesting plants thrive.

Eventualy, join the coastal asphalt road and follow it to the beach of Left Gialos.

Text and photos by T. Adamakopoulos

Orchids of Alonnisos

Orchis italica

Orchis italica is a Mediterranean orchid, quite common in its distribution zone, which in Greece includes the low and medium elevation zone on the mainland and most of the islands.

Its inflorescence bears many flowers that resemble a man with a tail or a supernatural phallus (in ancient times the plant was called "Satyrion" because of the resemblance to the Satyrs, the perpetually erect attendants of Dionysus). The color of the flowers varies from bright pink to almost white.

In Alonissos, we shall find isolated plants in a variety of habitas: in the bright pine forest, the old terraces of the olive grove and the small meadows of the valleys.

topoguide Greece

ALONNISOS TOPOGUIDE

A detailed description of the Main road-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.