The Hiking Experience
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A hiking experience in the mountains of Greece.
All published stuff (photos, videos, texts etc.) is mine.
https://hikingexperience.gr/category/english
All published stuff (photos, videos, texts etc.) is mine.
https://hikingexperience.gr/category/english
To believe in miracles means to free your soul. And I believe in miracles οf nature.
📷 A small gorge at Menalon mountain, Peloponnese peninsula, Greece.
📷 A small gorge at Menalon mountain, Peloponnese peninsula, Greece.
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
To believe in miracles means to free your soul. And I believe in miracles οf nature.
📷 A small gorge at Menalon mountain, Peloponnese peninsula, Greece.
📷 A small gorge at Menalon mountain, Peloponnese peninsula, Greece.
Autumn colors of Mount Belles (2,030 m), Northern Greece
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Autumn colors of Mount Belles (2,030 m), Northern Greece
Autumn forest is the arena where imagination and passion wage Homeric battles with amazing results.
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Autumn forest is the arena where imagination and passion wage Homeric battles with amazing results.
The pyramidal peak of Mount Taygetus (2,407 m), Sparta, Greece
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The pyramidal peak of Mount Taygetus (2,407 m), Sparta, Greece
Autumn is magical. The colors, the wind, the rain, remind you how simple things can bring you so much happiness.
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Autumn is magical. The colors, the wind, the rain, remind you how simple things can bring you so much happiness.
They say that nature is God's art. If it's true, then the autumn beech forests are his masterpiece, the pinnacle of his creativity.
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
They say that nature is God's art. If it's true, then the autumn beech forests are his masterpiece, the pinnacle of his creativity.
Autumn is my favorite time of year and it's definitely not the season of melancholy and contemplation. It's the season of optimism, hope and anticipation of the new.
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Autumn is my favorite time of year and it's definitely not the season of melancholy and contemplation. It's the season of optimism, hope and anticipation of the new.
📷 Mount Grammos (2,520 m), Epirus region, Greece.
A place of indescribable wild natural beauty that radiates a strong and stable sense of solidity but at the same time seems so familiar and accessible.
A place of indescribable wild natural beauty that radiates a strong and stable sense of solidity but at the same time seems so familiar and accessible.
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 AM
📷 Mount Grammos (2,520 m), Epirus region, Greece.
A place of indescribable wild natural beauty that radiates a strong and stable sense of solidity but at the same time seems so familiar and accessible.
A place of indescribable wild natural beauty that radiates a strong and stable sense of solidity but at the same time seems so familiar and accessible.
Every hike on Mount Olympus, Greece always involves a conflict. Between what we have in mind and what we see. Between our rational perception and the mystical power of the rock formations that surround us.
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Every hike on Mount Olympus, Greece always involves a conflict. Between what we have in mind and what we see. Between our rational perception and the mystical power of the rock formations that surround us.
There are moments in life you want to keep in your memory forever. Moments that make you feel alive and grateful for the beauty of nature and the opportunity you have to enjoy.
🏔️ Mount Dirfys, Evia island, Greece
🏔️ Mount Dirfys, Evia island, Greece
October 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There are moments in life you want to keep in your memory forever. Moments that make you feel alive and grateful for the beauty of nature and the opportunity you have to enjoy.
🏔️ Mount Dirfys, Evia island, Greece
🏔️ Mount Dirfys, Evia island, Greece
The fairytale beauty of the Calypso Gorge on Mount Kissavos, Central Greece.
October 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The fairytale beauty of the Calypso Gorge on Mount Kissavos, Central Greece.
The alpine beauty of Vardousia mountains (2,495 m), Central Greece
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The alpine beauty of Vardousia mountains (2,495 m), Central Greece
Dirfys mountain (1,743 m), the Crown Jewel of Evia island, Central Greece
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Dirfys mountain (1,743 m), the Crown Jewel of Evia island, Central Greece
Summer hiking at Mount Parnassus (2,456 m) in Central Greece.
September 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Summer hiking at Mount Parnassus (2,456 m) in Central Greece.
Summer hiking at Falakro mountain (2,232 m) in Macedonia region, Northern Greece
September 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Summer hiking at Falakro mountain (2,232 m) in Macedonia region, Northern Greece
The body is tired, the aspirations have faded, the thoughts are diluted. Only the moment remains.
📷 Summer hiking at Pirin National Park, Bulgaria
📷 Summer hiking at Pirin National Park, Bulgaria
September 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The body is tired, the aspirations have faded, the thoughts are diluted. Only the moment remains.
📷 Summer hiking at Pirin National Park, Bulgaria
📷 Summer hiking at Pirin National Park, Bulgaria
It has been said and written a thousand times. It's not the destination that matters but the journey. So choose a mountain, any mountain, and begin the exploration of yourself.
August 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It has been said and written a thousand times. It's not the destination that matters but the journey. So choose a mountain, any mountain, and begin the exploration of yourself.
Every moment is unique. We cannot bring it back, nor can we relive it. All we can do is enjoy it.
August 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Every moment is unique. We cannot bring it back, nor can we relive it. All we can do is enjoy it.
The breathtaking view of the southern coastline of Chania, Crete, Greece
August 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The breathtaking view of the southern coastline of Chania, Crete, Greece
Some peaks are not to be conquered. They are meant to break you down. To remind you that you are nothing and, at the same time, everything.
August 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Some peaks are not to be conquered. They are meant to break you down. To remind you that you are nothing and, at the same time, everything.
The mountain is my way out of an unsustainable life.
August 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The mountain is my way out of an unsustainable life.
I climb slowly, with lazy steps. Around me, wild, virgin slopes, as if no human eye has ever seen them before. Only the wind accompanies me, whispering in my ears stories from the mountain's rich past.
📷 Hiking at Olympus mountain, Greece
📷 Hiking at Olympus mountain, Greece
August 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I climb slowly, with lazy steps. Around me, wild, virgin slopes, as if no human eye has ever seen them before. Only the wind accompanies me, whispering in my ears stories from the mountain's rich past.
📷 Hiking at Olympus mountain, Greece
📷 Hiking at Olympus mountain, Greece
The dawn from the top of Mount Taygetos, Sparta, Greece is one of those moments when time is not measured by watches but with silences.
July 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The dawn from the top of Mount Taygetos, Sparta, Greece is one of those moments when time is not measured by watches but with silences.
The higher I climb, the heavier my breath becomes. But with it I feel something strangely beautiful: that I am alive. Not because I don't get tired, but because I feel every breath as a decision to keep going.
📷 Hiking at Mount Olympus (2,918 m), Greece
📷 Hiking at Mount Olympus (2,918 m), Greece
July 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The higher I climb, the heavier my breath becomes. But with it I feel something strangely beautiful: that I am alive. Not because I don't get tired, but because I feel every breath as a decision to keep going.
📷 Hiking at Mount Olympus (2,918 m), Greece
📷 Hiking at Mount Olympus (2,918 m), Greece
We don't climb mountains to escape something. We climb to return. To a part of ourselves that was forgotten below, amidst the buzz of civilization and everyday noise.
📷 Hiking at Mount Taygetos, Sparta, Greece
📷 Hiking at Mount Taygetos, Sparta, Greece
July 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We don't climb mountains to escape something. We climb to return. To a part of ourselves that was forgotten below, amidst the buzz of civilization and everyday noise.
📷 Hiking at Mount Taygetos, Sparta, Greece
📷 Hiking at Mount Taygetos, Sparta, Greece