The entire island is full of small paths, which
wait for the aspiring travelers to enjoy
them. Many of these paths, on the perimeter
of the island, lead to many magic little
bays and to beautiful retreats for the
lovers of adventure or for those who desire
to know the island inch by inch.
Get a map of the paths from the stores of
Serifos and explore them.
Serifos’ Paths
 The
biggest part of the path is paved,
while the last part of it crosses the
asphalt road.
You start from the square of the Mills in Chora,
you
cross it and then you get to Castro and to
Agios Ioannis Theologos
,
a small church built in the rock, the
location of which offers a wonderful view to
the Aegean Sea and to the islands around
Serifos. Then, the
path leads to the neoclassic building of the
town hall and then by following the signing
through the beautiful narrow streets,
 you
get to the settlement Varda with the
church of Evaggelistria,
which was built in 1907. When you cross Kato
Chora, you shall see the church of Stavros,
where you will find a fountain; cross the
asphalt road ant walk towards Panagia
Xecourastra. Here, as it is indicated by the
name of the church,
you can stop to have some water and take a
rest.
You shall cross the asphalt road two more
times and you shall arrive to the church of
Agios Isidoros, only 1.3klm. away from
Livadi. From here to
Livadi
the path continues on the asphalt road.
Beggining
The path starts from the village
Kentarhos
and crosses the east mountainous side of
Serifos.
Its first part
 is
a bad dirt road which stops a bit after
Kentarhos, where the path is stone-paved
even though in many points it needs
maintaining and it mounts on Vounaki where
from you can enjoy on your left the
beautiful view of the blue Aegean Sea and of
the island Vous. After you have passed
Vounaki and about 20 minutes later you shall
get to Paliomitata and to the church of
Stavros, which is situated in the middle of
the course. Here the landscape changes its
form as there are vines and dry stone walls
that run across the slopes. A bit further
down, the path ends at a
fork, where you should take the left path.
After Pano Stavros you shall get to the area
Kipoi, and on your left there is the church
of Kato Stavros and a bit later you shall
arrive to the area Palio Pigadi with the
church of Agios Stefanos, the spring and a
small stone bridge. After a short rise you
shall arrive to Chora. In some parts of the
path, the signing might be destroyed due to
the opening up of the road, therefore your
full attention is required.
Beggining
The path starts from the village
Kentarhos
and it crosses the east mountainous side of
Serifos. Its first part is a bad dirt road
but a little bit after Kentarhos the paths
gets paved even though in many parts it
needs maintaining, and it continues on
Vounaki,
 where
from you can admire on your left the
beautiful blue Aegean Sea and the small
island Vous.
After you have passed Vounaki
and about 20 minutes later you shall get to
Paliomitata and to the church of Pano
Stavros,
which is situated in the middle of the
course. A bit further down, the path ends at
a
fork, where you should take the right path,
which is a very smooth one and you shall get
to the area Marmari. Keep following the path
and you shall get to Kipoi, where you shall
find an old stone bridge and a bit later you
shall find the Spring of Mavros. Right after
this the path leads to Chora. In some parts
of the path the signing might be destroyed
due to the opening up of the road, therefore
your full attention is required.
Beggining
 It
is
a
short
path
and
one
of
the
best
maintained
ones.
The course is part of the old path of the
mine workers;
it starts from the area Gyftika
(at
the helicopter airport)
and it leads to the church of Agios Georgios
in PLakes. The course is called
“the
street of slabs”
and it one of the most beautiful stone-paved
paths of Serifos. The path runs through the
mountainous landscape, while you can also
see some of the old buildings where the
locals used to keep their cattle. After the
church of Agios Giorgis the path is paved
and downward, while after each turn the view
of
Chora
on the rock shall take your breath away.
Beggining
White Tower
–
Koutalas
(Signing:3)
 One
rather short and smooth path starts a little
bit after the
White Tower
(near
the crossroads to
Megalo Livadi
–
Koutalas).
At the first fork that you shall find, take
the left path and after a while you shall
get to a stone fence, where you must open
the door to follow the path. The landscape
 around
you is full of mine galleries and marks of
the period when the
mines
used to operate. When you pass this part,
and you find the rails, follow them leaving
the path and when they end take the path
again and follow it to get to the settlement
Koutalas. The settlement was at its acme
during the time when the mines used to
operate, while there are still traces of
that time in the area and on the
beach.
When you arrive, you can relax and swim in
the deep blue waters of the beach of
Koutalas.
Beggining
Gyftika
–
Varsamos
–
Panagia
(Signing:4)
The path starts at the area Gyftika (at the
helicopter airport), it continues towards
the north and it crosses the center of the
mountainous area of Serifos. In the
beginning it is rising for about
20
minutes and then it gets to the gully of
Varsamos, where you shall find a spring. On
your left, there is the church of Agios
Stefanos dating from the 14th
century and on your right the church of
Agios Vasilios. If you keep following the
path you shall get to
Panagia,
a beautiful and picturesque settlement of
Serifos. Here you shall find the Byzantine
church of Panagia, which is the most ancient
one in Serifos. The church is called
Xylopanagia because of an ancient custom of
the locals that used to take place during
the
festival
on the fifteenth of August, which is also
the most popular festival of Serifos.
Beggining
Panagia
–
Sycamia
(Signing:5)
 If
you start from the village
Panagia
and you take the path which is quite smooth,
you shall pass the
churches of Agia Varvara and Agia Anastasia.
Then, you cross a concrete bridge and then
the path passes over Kato Dipotamata, a
gully which still has water during the
summer and on its edges there are
interspersed dovecotes and other buildings,
which are constructed according to the
traditional
architecture of Serifos.
Then, if you keep following the path, you
shall get to the beautiful
beach
of
Sycamia,
where you shall also find a tavern with
local specialties which is open during the
summer.
Beggining
The starting point of the path is located in
the abandoned
settlement of Pyrgos,
one of the oldest
settlements
of Serifos. The path runs through the
“Mountain of Lycourgos”, where you shall
find the church of Agios Polycarpos. In the
area there are ruins of the Roman Period and
in a short distance to the right the
uninhabited settlement of Potamia with the
old buildings and the dovecotes. If you take
the path in Agios Polycarpos you shall get
to the settlement
Galani,
which is named after the galena mines that
used to be here. Here starts a path that
leads to the beautiful bay of Sycamia with
the wonderful
beach.
Beggining
For the fans of exploration, Serifos has
many more paths, that lead either to
beautiful sand beaches with deep blue waters,
or to country churches built on the mountain
slopes, waiting for you to explore them. |
