ASPROVALTA – ACTIVITIES
Asprovalta provides the opportunity for a variety of activities at the sea, the mountain and the lake. If you are the adventurous type, you will find many activities in a small distance from our hotel. If you are interested in cultural tourism, there are also many thing to see in the area.
Activities by the sea
Swimming in crystal clear waters, diving and under water exploration, canoeing, pedal sea biking, tubing, spear fishing and, of course, fishing are some of the sea activities the area offers. Also, if you feel like water sports, you will have no problem in finding beach volley courts in all our beaches. The same goes for other sports. Asprovalta hosts fields for basketball, tennis and football or, our favorite, a run on the beach by the sea.
Mountain and lake activities
Asprovalta is surrounded by mountains. There is a load of hiking and biking paths you can discover in the area of Volvi, Makedonika Tempi and mount Kerdyllia.
Mount Kerdyllia assumes the dominating position over Asprovalta and Nea Vrasna, offering exceptional panoramic views over the resort areas and the Strymonikos Gulf. As your hiking instinct takes you to various spots of this natural gem, you’ll discover springs, brooks and other natural creations concealed with fir, beech and pine trees. The Saint Georgios (St. George) Monastery, featuring Byzantine style architecture, is another worthy site that awaits hikers and bikers to discover. The Stratonikos Mountain trail, starts from the mountain road af Ano Stavros and leads to Stagira, which is the birthplace of the great ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle.
The place is full of primitive forests full of ancient oaks, tall and old beech trees, chestnut trees and numerous other representatives of the thick flora. There are more than 600 species of plants, of which 38 are marked as protected species.
Sparkling fresh waters quench the thirst of local lumberjacks, and refresh thousands of mountaineers who enliven the mountain paths daily.
Besides hiking and biking, there are also paths for Enduro motorbikes in all the trails.
International competitions take place every Spring in Volvi, such as “Sougliani trail” and “Logger’s land”.
There are also places where you can ride a horse, by the Volvi lake, Rihios river or Mount Kerdyllia.
Lake Volvi also offers a variety of activities. The starting point of your excursions in the Volvi Lake area may be the Wetland Koronia – Volvi Information Centre, in the town of Apollonia. In the Center there is an environmental exhibition about the lake and the species it hosts. Half hour tours can be taken and additional informational material can be provided.
If you follow the dirt road to the lake, you reach a site suitable for bird watching. From there you can clearly see the heron colony hosted in a towering poplar tree, in the rare hydrophilic forest of Apollonia.
Sight seeing
So many place to visit and so many things to see. If you are interested in cultural tourism Asprovalta offers a large range of interesting places, such as Ancient Stagira, the birthplace of Aristotle, The Municipal Folklore Museum of Ano Stavros, The Kasta Tomb, also known as the Amphipolis Tomb, the castle of Rentina , mount Athos and many others.
