Trekking map of Kithairon, Patera, and Gerania at a scale of 1:25,000.

The mountainous ranges of western Attica, Kithairon, Patera, and Gerania are the quintessential places where one can still experience the sweetness of the Attic land, where the fragrant pine tree coexists with the thousand-year-old olive tree and ancient stones (natural or sculpted).

Here, just a short distance from the capital, one can be rejuvenated by the open horizons, the simplicity of the chapel among the pines, and the uplifting ancient ruins within the olive grove and the scrubland.

Every time I gaze at the magnificent pine forests of Gerania, I wonder how they have survived. Embrace and love these mountains, and they will generously return the favor.