Seriously, with zero intentions to look redundant the only reason the National Park of Sounio has showed up on my post so many times is because I just can't skip things I still discover while walking/riding around even after so many years of exploring it. Feel welcome to follow me as I unfold its (often historic) beauties one more time.
I've just parked my bike right in the heart of this pine forest:
Curious how the ride was up to here? Check my video in case you haven't yet:
Or you may watch it in 4K if FHD is not enough:
Nothing better than arriving at a place like this early morning in absolute silence and piece:
Some dirt routes like this fire road literally feel like taking you up to heaven:
I will leave this unpaved highway for another time cause and I walk towards this ruin which I haven't seen before even though I've passed it so many times in the past:
The reason is that now it's visible since the local authorities and the ministry of culture have cleaned up the area like never before.
This house has pine trees for residents at the moment:
Let's walk in:
Some bits of trash as usual...
What you see in the blurry background is the sea and the island of Makronissos:
Not a bad view at all eh?
Some dangerous spots are fenced. I say some cause "all" is mission impossible - there's countless of them due to the intense silver mining activity of the past. Like the following ones:
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Spring is here!
I take a dirt road to visit an area that looked a bit promising from satellite images but in reality I didn't find any historic bits around:
Not that I complain though, the route was rather easy even for my street tires:
Plus I get as bonus this carpet of baby chamomile (those tiny white cuties):
I take another dirt road:
Which brings me to the following spot:
Here I am looking for what looked to me as an interesting rock formation that no one has anything to say about which puts a doubt on how interesting in real this might be.
In a search for a path that might lead there I dive into the dense forest:
This looks like a trail:
Which gets lost in the pine trees:
The latter still have drops of water on them from the humid night:
The trail opens up a bit later:
And splits in two:
I doubt it's gonna lead me to where I want it to so I walk back and try another way which brings me to what I was looking for much easier - and I am impressed instantly:
As you saw above this pine tree is growing over the edge of this chasm. Just like the rest around:
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It might look like a trench to you but don't confuse it with the once you see from battle clips in Ukraine. This is twice as deep and wide:
It looks impressively straight to be natural but at the same time it doesn't make much sense to make a thing like that there in the middle of nowhere. I decide to go in and see what is what so I go down this steep slope:
Walking at its bottom I get the chance to picture the trees hanging over me which gives you an idea about it's depth:
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I am more than happy to walk the whole thing but I realise that I kinda walk on quicksand:
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You see this stuff could easily cover the opening of a mine shaft and in this case I'll be gone for good so better safe than sorry. I walk back up and try to picture it from the top:
Even this is not possible across it's whole length so I deviate trying to find view to it again later - meanwhile I capture Spring:
I follow this promising path:
And later I find myself walking over a wall:
This wall made of stones actually bridges and cuts the chasm:
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This means that this thing must be natural. Quite straight and sharp for its length in this case.
I see more cavities around this spot:
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Unfortunately I can't really access them so I try to capture as much as possible from a safe spot:
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One more viewing angle of that trench:
Fancy some early Spring art? Be my guest:
Take a break at this point and join me in part 2 - see you soon!