 Travelling
to Suli
By car
From Igoumenitsa
Take the coast road to Preveza. Leave it at
the branch to the village of Morfi. Choose the road to Kanalaki
there. Cross the little town of Kanalaki, and take the road
to Paramithia at the town´s end. After crossing the
village of Gliki you will see a sign to the right, announcing
the Suli villages. Follow this sign, steep serpentines will
bring you up. After some kilometers the road goes down to
a valley, right hand you will see a bridge. Take the branch
to the bridge, after a few minutes you will reach Suli.
From Ioannina
Take the road to Igoumenitsa. After crossing
the village of Neraida take the direction to Paramithia at
the left. Leave Paramithia on the same road. Shortly before
the village of Gliki you will see a sign on the left, announcing
the Suli villages. Follow this sign, steep serpentines will
bring you up. After a few kilometers the road goes down to
a valley, on your right you will see a bridge. Take the direction
to the bridge, after a few minutes you will reach Suli.
From Preveza
Follow the coast road in the direction of Igoumenitsa.
Near Mesopotamos follow the signs to Kanalaki. Cross the little
town of Kanalaki, and take the road to Paramithia at the town´s
end. After crossing the village of Gliki you will see a sign
to the right, announcing the Suli villages. Follow this sign,
steep serpentines will bring you up. After some kilometers
the road goes down to a valley, on your right you will see
a bridge. Take the direction towards the bridge, after few
minutes you will reach Suli.
By bus
In most of the more substantial towns (Ioannina,
Igoumenitsa, Preveza) a bus service to Paramithia is available.
If you are travelling from another destination, take a bus
to the village of Neraida (on the main road between Ioannina
and Igoumenitsa) and change buses there. From Paramithia buses
to Suli are running several times. Ask at local bus stations
or at the offices of the National Tourist Organisation for
these buses before leaving.
By foot
The village of Gliki is the
starting point of our walk to Suli. At the southern end of
the village the street is crossing the Acheron river. We start
at the restaurant, located there. At the south side of the
river is a path, following the river towards the mountains.
This is still a way for cars, running on the same level above
the river constantly. Ignore all the ways branching off down
to the river or up into the mountains. After about an hour
of walking you will reach a tunnel(!), cross it and enter
a foot-path. It is the old path, connecting Suli with the
flatlands. The river is now deep below you, and it takes some
time until the path brings you to a place, where two bridges
are crossing the Acheron and one of its affluents. From now
on the going up is very steep. If you walk this path in the
opposite direction, you can not miss it, but this way it is
hard not to loose one´s bearings. Go on upwards, turning
around the mountain counterclockwise. For reaching the village
of Samoniva you have to climb over a slope. The path turns
now into a little road, and the village of Suli is in a short
distance to the left.
- Make sure that you take enough water with
you!
- Wear the right shoes!
- It's a long way! Stay overnight in the village,
instead of walking back exhausted.
- The mountains of Suli are the home of rare,
but also sometimes dangerous animals. Don`t be afraid of
the local wolfes, but take care of
snakes! Walk with loud and strong steps!
|
