Argalasti – Paou

A short downhill route, which connects Argalasti with the settlements of the coast and consequently with the hiking axis that runs along the shore. Paralia Paou is a newer settlement, developed in the small bay that used to serve as a port of the small rural area of Paou Monastery. The settlement, which is inserted between Kalamos and Chorto, is served by a local asphalt.

The route starts from Argalasti square and runs through its neighborhoods, passes near Agia Paraskevi church and exits the settlement from its southern end. Following in the beginning a dirt road, the rtail soon enters a downhill path between olive groves and reaches the plateau of Pau Monastery. The large spring of the monastery, which today supplies an open water tank, is located at the entrance of a well preserved recreation area.

Through an allay of cypress trees, we reach the entrance of Pau Monastery.

We go around the yard of the monastery and enter a downhill path. The path crosses several times the asphalt road. After crossing olive groves, orchards and farmhouses, we reach Paralia Paou.