Papingo and the rock pools
A short walk to pools in the rock, cold and very green, for a swim on a hot afternoon.
- Walking time
- 2 hours
- Distance
- 4 km
- Climbing
- 150 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- When
- June to September
The map
The road between Megalo and Mikro Papingo, forty minutes by car.
Between the two Papingo villages a stream has carved the grey rock into a chain of smooth round pools, some shallow enough for children, one deep enough to jump into. The water comes off Astraka and is cold even in August.
From the little bridge on the road a path follows the stream up past the pools. Then continue to Mikro Papingo for a coffee in the square under the rock towers, and walk back on the old path through the fields.
The pools are best in the late afternoon, when the day visitors have gone.
What to take
A swimsuit, a towel, and shoes with a grip for wet rock.
Tell us the evening before and we will pack lunch, check the forecast with you and, if it is one way, arrange the lift.