Alonissos

Alonissos in the past called Ikos, we can say that it is one of the most remote islands to reach for your holiday in Greece, but which will give you a breathtaking landscape with its waters considered among the cleanest in the world. 'Aegean, a lush vegetation where trekking lovers will be able to discover hidden corners, beaches where they can be carried away by the sound of the waves and villages with an almost enchanted atmosphere.

It is part of the Sporades Islands archipelago and is the furthest from the mainland. This means that to get there you have to be more than motivated because the journey is like an adventure but on the other hand they say that one of the most beautiful things is the time and preparation on how to get there!

A quiet island where mass tourism has not yet taken over, a favorite destination for travelers seeking close contact with Mother Nature and where the watchword is simplicity. Here there are no annoying noises, just a still uncontaminated territory made up of small villages where time passes slowly in total harmony with the Universe.

Alonissos is very well known because in 1992 the first Marine Park in Greece was established, a protected area where one can find marine fauna and flora in danger of extinction such as the Monachus seal - Monachus which precisely in these waters and among the It has found refuge in its caves and reproduces under the constant and careful supervision of associations such as Mom who take care of these cute little animals and guarantee their survival as well as the continuity of the species. Furthermore, on the island you can find over three hundred types of animals such as dolphins, whales and very rare corals. Alonissos is also an important migratory crossroads where numerous birds and butterflies pass and stop every year.

The song of the cicadas is one of the constant sounds of the island of Alonissos, throughout the day they will accompany you from the sea shore to the fairy woods or olive groves. The fauna here is lush and generous, you can find large pine forests of oaks and shrubs as well as Mediterranean scrub that will inebriate your senses with its herbs and wild flowers.

The colors that characterize Alonissos are green and blue which, in contrast with the white beaches mostly made of small pebbles, make the landscape almost as if it were a painted picture.

The coasts where you can indulge in long hours of laziness and under the warm rays of the sun are mostly found on the east coast. Quiet and almost hidden, they offer every visitor their own personal corner of paradise. There are some equipped, others completely wild and will satisfy any taste. The most particular is undoubtedly the Kokkinkastro beach with a red granite promontory that flows directly into the Aegean, giving it reflections that you will be able to see nowhere else.

For those who love to search for the soul of Alonissos, they will certainly not be able to miss its beautiful villages such as the ancient Chora called Palià Alonissos, once the capital of the island which was destroyed following a devastating earthquake, forcing the natives to move towards the sea where Patitiri was later born, the capital of today, or Steni Vala a typical fishing village arriving up to Kalamakia where you can eat fabulous spaghetti with lobster and then end up in Patitiri, a landing place where you can taste delicious sweets and products oven and from which very interesting excursions depart every day to places yet to be discovered or to go to nearby islands.

In conclusion, Alonissos is an island that will give you surprises in every corner, but remember you only come here for a holiday dedicated to relaxation and discovery but above all you will have to have a lot of patience because the concept of time is typically Greek, indeed perhaps even more amplified so everything will be sigà sigà (little by little) without stress and without pretensions.