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Old
Kardamili
15 minutes drive or the regular bus up the coast takes you to the dignified town of
Kardamili.
There are good walks from here up to little villages such as
Proastio, Petrovouni and Agia Sofia. Again the walks follow the donkey
paths and are very well signposted and trail marked. Even so it is worth
buying the excellent hiking maps (www.anavasi.gr).
"Old Kardamili" is slightly above the town and is well worth a
visit in itself with ruined tower and grand church set above the dried
up river bed. The tower has been restored and now houses a charming
museum. 
From Old Kardamili you can take the path to Agia Sofia or
you can follow the river bed up to the Viros gorge (15 km long and its
not easy walking).
From
Agia Sofia, you can follow a good path round to Petrovouni and back down
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Platsa and Pigi
The path to Platsa and Pigi starts 2 kilometres beyond Agios Nikalaios.
You can start from the sandy beach (Malsova) and from here there is a lovely
circular walk up the village of Platsa across to Pigi and back down
using the well built dry stone donkey paths constructed over 400 years
ago. Or you can drive up to the villages and follow the paths down and
round
Either
way you will be rewarded with magnificent views.
The paths are a mass of flowers in Spring.
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Mountain
walks
There are good, but winding, roads up to the mountain villages of
Kastania, Saidhona and Exohori. You can use these as bases for many
pleasant walks with dramatic views up towards the Taggetos mountains.
The little kafenion in each village can provide drinks and snacks - try
the mountain tea made from local herbs.
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