WALKING IN THE AREA.
There are a number of very nice walks in the around Kantia. Kantia. Depending on how far and for how long you want to walk we can give our guests information on many very delightful walks.
You might take a walk of about an hour along the beach and return through fields of artichokes, courgettes and melons , then cross the road through the village and back to the hotel. Another, short walk is through the valley of Kantia to see a deserted marble quarry.
One of these is a half-day trip to the old (unoccupied) monastery of " Saint Dimitrius or “Avgo” This name means literally "the egg" and is taken from an anecdote on "Faith in heavenly powers". This walk through the valley of Karnezeika to the monastery which is built high against the cliff face where you get a fantastic view down through the valley to the sea.
Or you can follow the deep dry river-bed inland to the church of Agios Nicolaos Buga You pass a small marble quarry where the beautiful red-brown Kantia imarble is found. Kantia On this walk, high above in the cliff face, you see a cave where hermits lived long ago. ‘Ascetes’
Routes and directions for a number of these walks are available.
