Project Ikaria pathways 2018 – Call for volunteers
Are you interesting to help us in cleaning, marking and mapping more footpaths on the island of Ikaria during Spring - Summer 2018? ...
Volunteering for Greeks and Turks: Project pathways 2017
29 June – 9 July 2017
- Cleaning, marking and mapping a 3 Km foot path leading to the peak of the mountain, and transforming the old school of the village to a tourist information center
- Working with locals in small-scale restoration works in the village, before the local “Panigiri” on July ...
The first volunteer group – June 2016
The first team working on the pathways is composed by members of local community, travellers who are temporary based on the island, volunteers who arrived in Ikaria from abroad specifically to help out for the project and Ivo and Paola (Amikaria Association). The base camp where volunteers live and ...
The Arethousa pathways project
In the past, Ikarians used the paths to communicate and keep in touch. The path is the soul of Ikaria which we want to keep alive. This project is thus centered around the idea of connecting the village of Arethousa and Karavostamos, currently inaccessible. Once finished, it will give the ...
Impressions of Ikaria
Ikaria's laid back lifestyle is a welcome change from the daily hustle and bustle I experienced during my last two months backpacking through South East Asia. The seaside village of Karavostamo and the mountainous village of Arethousa are exactly what I pictured when dreaming of quaint and authentic Greek villages ...
Ikaria’s ecosystem
Ikaria's wide range of geographical features favours climatic and telluric variation. From lush forests to rocky mountains to dense wetlands, Ikaria hosts a wide variety of flora and fauna. With 92 families, 401 genuses and 829 species of plants, Ikaria's ecosystem is one of the most diverse throughout Greece. Randi Forest, Central Ikaria Located just west ...
Ikaria Pathways 2016
Project Pathways is an initiative of the Ikarian Centre to promote sustainable eco-tourism on the Greek island Ikaria ...