We have promising news to share! The Regional Government of North Aegean decided that the existing trail network will be properly cleaned, new paths will be added, all trails will obtain numbering and signposting and every starting point will get it’s own information sign with maps.
The "friends of Ikaria", volunteer-work vacation and trail marking on Ikaria
Ikaria Island travel Ebook is here!
The eBook is adapted from the Second Edition of our printed guidebook (Ikaria Island: Explore and Experience) with a beautiful easy-to-read layout and offers an even lower price for getting all the information packed into our guidebook. Purchase the eBook once and you can download it to all your devices (phone, laptop, iPad, etc).
Ikaria Retreat - 2020 Dates! June 8-12 and September 14-18 | Reserve Spots Now!
Dive into the wild nature of Ikaria!
Join us for a special retreat to experience Ikaria’s hidden villages, best walking paths, music and festivals, a local cooking lesson, farm-to-table food, a winery high in the mountains, ancient sites, remote beaches, yoga by the sea, and other amazing experiences that will help reset your world.
We focus our retreats by creating close connections with nature in a small group setting.
Summer 2020 Retreats: June 8-12, 2020 and September 14-18, 2020
Ikaria's healing Baths and ancient Ruins
In Therma, try to discover the short footpath that leads to some of Ikaria’s very first thermal baths! These ruins date back to the 1st cent. B.C.E., though Ikaria’s radon-active hot springs got tapped even earlier, probably starting in the 4th cent. B.C.E.
A dip (or two or three) into Ikaria’s special waters may have cured many illnesses, even ancient ones. Today, there are organized baths in Therma that you can enjoy, and some open sea hot springs along the shores of Ikaria.
A few hints (in photos) on how to find the ancient thermal baths ruins (follow the signs to Lumakia):
More information on Ikaria’s present-day hot springs ( where they are located and how to visit them) is available in our guidebook.