Mountain Taygetos
175€
/ per person
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Destination
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Departure
Statue of King Leonidas -
Departure Time
12:00 pm -
Return Time
19:00 next day -
Dress Code
Casual, comfortable and light
Tour Plan
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Day 1
- 12:00 Meeting at the statue of King Leonidas
- 12:15 Departure to the starting point of the hiking
- 13:00 Arrival at ‘Manganiari Springs’ at 980m
- 13:30 Start of hiking
- 15:30 Arrival at the shelter in the location ‘Varvara’ at 1,550m
- Coffee, juice and snack
- Organizing and arranging shelter and personal goods
- 20:00 Dinner
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Day 2
- 07:00 Waking up
- 07:30 Breakfast
- 08:30 Start of hiking
- 11:30 Arrival at the top of Taygetos at 2.407m
- 13:00 Start of hiking to the shelter
- 15:30 Arrival at the shelter at 1,550m
- 16:30 Starting a hiking trip to the "Manganiari Springs"
- 18:00 Arrival at the Springs at 980m
- 19:00 Arrival at Sparta Square
Tour Location
During the hiking, you will have the chance to see the entire Laconian plain and the neighboring mountain Parnon.
Leaving behind you the Laconian side of Taygetos and climbing the last steps of the enigmatic “pyramid” you will meet the unpolluted chapel of Prophet Elias, while in front of you will see the view of the Messinian Gulf, which with the ideal conditions of visibility can be seen unobstructed until the white mountains of Crete.
- Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Route length: 16 km (total)
- Hiking: 8 hours (total)
- Elevation: 980m-1,550m-2,407m-1,550m-980m
- Degree of difficulty: 4/5
- Overnight stay: YES
- Escort Ratio: Climber – 1: 8