Andros: Ano Aprovatou-Ano Pitrofos-Strapouries

Without doubt this hike is the most beautiful and also the easiest short-cut of the island, from west to east. From Ano Aprovátou to Strapouriés, where the hike stops officially, it is very well indicated by means of the trail marker [9]. The landscape is fantastic all the way long, with at first nice views on the coast near Paleópolis and with an almost “Alps-like feeling” in the part to Pitrofós.
The monopátia were, a few years ago, just beautiful, over the entire length of the hike, but recently a gravel road destroyed the old trail over a length of 20 minutes, a real shame. However, a good part of the path always consists of kalderímia which are very well preserved since it is the very old trail that led from Gávrio and Batsí to Chóra.
See also www.cycladen.be