Chora Alonnisos-Megalos Mourtias

Around Chora Alonnisos

Chora Alonnisos-Megalos Mourtias

Apart from the direct path from Chora to Megalos Mourtias, the hiker has the option of a longer, but less steep route from the Cape Mavri Punta.

The route runs through a large pine wood, where the parfum of the pines pairs with the breeze of the ridge and the refreshing image of the Aegean Sea.

The hike starts from the Chora main square and through the paved alleys of the settlment reaches the lower entrance of Chora, on the main asphalt road. Follow the asphalt for a while and immediately turn right onto the very good cobblestone path towards Patitiri (signpost).

Alonnisos topoguide: Chora Alonnisos-Megalos Mourtias
Chora Alonnisos-Megalos Mourtias: In the woods
After a short but very pleasant downhill walk, we reach a secondary tarmac road (signspost). Follow this road to the right and after 530 m, leave it and enter a dirt road. Avoid the dirt road, taking a detour on the right, which passes near an olive grove, get back on the dirt road and eventualy reach its end, on an open slope with a nice view.

Cross a small olive grove with a faint path and reach a dirt road, above the Marpounta hotel complex. Follow the dirt road to the right, until its end, at the entrance of the estate. From here begins a downhill yet short path that ends at the center of Megalos Mourtias beach.

Text and photos by T. Adamakopoulos

Signage

Marking and signposting

Alonnisos topoguide: Chora Alonnisos-Megalos Mourtias
There are no markings or signs on the route.

The only highlighted place is the small, hidden nudist beach near Mavri Pounta.

Local history

Tzouma's dedication

Alonnisos topoguide: Chora Alonnisos-Megalos Mourtias
At the foot of a circular precipice, created by a geological fault, there is a blue and white shrine (and a Greek flag next to it) to remind that in 1944, the local resistance fighter Giorgos Tzoumas in his attempt to escape from the German soldiers chasing him, tried to kill himself falling off the rocks. Finally, he was injured and arrested, but managed to escape later.

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A detailed description of the Chora Alonnisos-Megalos Mourtias 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.