Trekking around Athens

Trekking around Athens

Trekking in Athens is a rigorous, and challenging activity which combines outdoor exercise, mental relaxation and enjoyment of untouched nature with magnificent views of the mountains that surround the city.

Impressive caves, historic monasteries, magnificent fauna and flora, gorges and animal life are found in abundance in the city’s surrounding mountains of Parnitha, Penteli, and Ymmitos.

Greece has almost 20 national trails, maintained by regional mountaineering clubs and trekking routes in Athens are so many and so varied that everyone’s taste and energy levels can be met.

Trekking organizers and guides in Athens offer trekking tours of various levels of difficulty with the option of a daily trip (hiking), or multiple days' trip (trekking), staying overnight at the mountain shelters. Furthermore, mountaineering associations and hiking clubs in Athens organize excursions throughout the year.