Flamouri monastery - Alfons memorial
- Difficulty / Distance
- Moderate
- 11.33km
- Altitudinal difference
- 537m
- 965m
- 428m
- Ascend/Descend
- 1231m
- 587m
- 644m
- Duration
- 04:30
- Drinking water
- Flamouri monastery
- Marking
- Red marks, some signs
An excellent circular walk in North Pelion. From Ano Kerasia we follow the dirt road to Flamouri monastery. Our walk starts at the end of the road. In 25 min. we reach the monastery (built in 1579, has four monks, female visitors not allowed inside) and then initially follow the path towards Veneto. At a signpost we turn right, pass a stream and climb to the rocky top of Kato Koromilia (827 m.). There, embedded into a rock, we see the plaque in memory of Alfons Hochhauser, an extraordinary man who chose that place to die in 1981-see more in www.alfons-hochhauser.de (in german) and in Kostas Akrivos` book Ποιός θυμάται τον Αλφόνς (in Greek). We continue in dense beech forest to return to the start. Total duration 5,5-6 hours (walking time 4,5 h.). The route is marked with red paint.