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Park in Spartilas in a tight bend where there is space for 5-6 cars.
(S/E) From the small car park, go down the main road, pass under a first church and, just after, turn left uphill into a small narrow alley (yellow markings). Continue along this small passage, which sometimes climbs with steps, passing another church. At the end of the houses, the ground is cemented; continue along this alley.
(1) At the end of the cement, turn left onto a small uphill path. Continue for a kilometre or so along this path, which offers beautiful views of Corfu Bay.
(2) At the next intersection with another path, turn right to reach a small ruined chapel. This is a very short detour. Continue along the path, passing behind the chapel and joining the uphill path. Pass a first path on the left and then another on the right, passing close to a building and an enclosure. Continue uphill until you reach a track suitable for vehicles. Turn right.
(3) At the hairpin bend, leave the track and take a path that climbs uphill. Follow the main path, which first passes through shrubs slightly taller than you, then crosses a large plateau with low vegetation and a few trees (the path is always clearly visible on the ground, but is sometimes covered with vegetation). Continue in this direction until you approach a road, and at a fence made of reinforced concrete, turn right to quickly reach the road.
End of yellow markings
(4) At the road, turn right to continue climbing, go 100m and leave the road for a small path on the right marked in red.
(5) Turn left onto the slope after passing large trees, just before the path widens (return route). Join the road and climb to the summit.
(6) At the summit, walk around the monastery and visit it, ensuring you are dressed appropriately. Then head towards the antennas to enjoy the view to the south. Descend via the road and, a few metres after the second bend, leave the road on the left onto the small path that descends steeply.
(5) After a few metres, turn left to reach the start of a slightly wider and flatter path. Follow this gently descending track, which offers beautiful views of Corfu Bay, until you reach the hairpin bend where you left it on the way up.
Yellow markings
(3) Continue for about 100 metres along the track and leave it at the cairns to take the small path on the left that descends. Follow the same route as on the way up until you reach the junction with the chapel. Keep to the right to avoid a small detour and continue downhill. Return to the cemented lane, descend to the church and join the main road at a tavern, then climb back up to the car park via the main road. (S/E)
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