Sports activities

 

Evia is a paradise for the lovers of nature and sports. All seasons of the year the visitors can participate either as athletes or watching sport games and even living the action, the challenge, the trial and the emotion discovering at the same time, the natural environment, the beauty of the nature and feeling the local colours and scents.

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Swimming at the more than 130 large and small, blue and crystal beaches of Evian gulf and the Aegean Sea,

 

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Diving (Scuba diving) 

 

In the organized diving centres, where you can serve diving with every safety and responsibility of all categories. The specialized diving centres offer diving training, diving equipment, diving boat, rental equipment and organized diving excursions. The majestic reefs, the vertical rocks, the ship wrecks, the sea caves, the islets are just some of the underwater attractions that every one can admire.

 

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Snorkeling 

 

Tour or surface tour.Using a mask, snorkel, sea shoes and seasuit optionally, and under the supervision of an instructor / attendant you can swim at the surface of the sea admiring the underwater world, without doing diving. Daily snorkeling trips are organized to the different destinations of great beauty

 

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Windsurfing and Kitesurfing

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The ideal winds, that because of the geographic position blow in our island throughout the year make the area one of the most ideal destinations for learning and practicing of this kind of water sports and will offer you unforgettable experiences

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Sailing Boat Cruises.

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Looking for a morning activity that will boost your day or the most relaxed way to watch the sunset? Join our unique half day North Evia sailing experience on board our modern sailing yacht, enjoy the most breathtaking views North Evia has to offer and let our crew make you feel like home!

 

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What to do:

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• Sea routes, touring and boat trips to deserted beaches, rocky coasts, sea caves and islets for swimming or sea picnics etc, are organized by specialized marine tourism offices safely and professionally. We especially recommend you an excursion to an island complex "Petali", a cluster of ten islands in the south Evian gulf and the "Lihadonisia" islands in the north Evian gulf.

 

• Fishing and fish watching. You can rent fish equipment from diving centres and from fish shops, which there are in the area or participating in organized fishing excursion on boat. .

 

• Water sports: skiing, jet ski, canoe-kayak, pedal boats, inflatable toys, banana etc.

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Put some outdoors adventure on your wish list:

If you love outdoor activities, here’s one for your list of things to do on your holidays in North Evia. As greenery returns, so we can once again set out on hiking trails and go chasing waterfalls. Untouched by the fires, Mt Telethrio and Mt Licha (near Edipsos) offer numerous signposted hiking trails (with more continually being marked out).

The best experience is to join an organised excursion where your guide can tell you about the local flora and fauna.

And when it comes to waterfalls, where do we start? The Dafnokouki Waterfalls near Ilia (for hiking and canyoning), Gerakiou Waterfalls near Pefki (reachable by foot or car) and Kremasi Waterfalls in Agdines (in a hard-to-reach part of the forest) are all highlights. The most popular are the Drymona Waterfalls (on a hiking route that passes the Monastery of St David the Elder) in an area affected by the fires but that is now a focal point of conservation efforts (another opportunity to witness nature regenerating). And who said it was only hiking? Horse riding can be enjoyed in Kamatriades, on the slopes of Mt Telethrio (as well as in Agia Anna, as mentioned above).

Nature continues to play a leading role in the experience of visiting Evia, even after the fires. The places that were unaffected continue to offer the same feeling of escape and wellbeing. And the areas that suffered damage, whilst not as beautiful as before, now provide an opportunity for reflection and even hope. Visiting allows you to observe the natural regeneration for yourself and be a witness to the process where, from nothing, a forest is being reborn. It’s as if nature is giving us all a life lesson in the power of recovery through a determination to overcome adversity. It’s another reason behind the mass outpouring of support for North Evia.