Trekking · Day Hike
Niochori - Rekitsa Monastery hike 2026
Neochori Falaisias
Event Details
Date
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Start time: 07:00
Start Location
Arcadia
Event Type
Day Hike
Elevation
+150m(gain)
Organizer
Mountaineering Club of Kalamata
Official Announcement
View ↗Entry Fee
€25 (€20 members)
The hike
Difficulty: 2 · Moderate(organizer grade: Μέτριος)
Walking time: 5 h
Departure: Kalamata, club offices 07:00
Important Information
Hike through the virgin fir forest above Neochori (Niochori) Falaisias, with views towards the ridges of Taygetos and autumn colours, a good season for spotting mushrooms.
Destination is the historic Rekitsa Monastery of Agios Georgios, built before 1600, a base for klephts and armatoloi where, according to tradition, Papaflessas lived as a monk before the 1821 Revolution.
About 5 hours, elevation difference about 150 m, grade: moderate, for people in good physical condition.
Back in Niochori the group can join the Hunters' Festival with food, music and dancing.
Departure 07:00 on Sunday 1/11 from the club offices in Kalamata.
Cost €20 for members, €25 for non-members; free club membership for under-25s, with a discount on day trips.
Register online; a place is confirmed only after payment, at the club offices (daily 21:00-22:00) or by IRIS to 6942233010.
Free cancellation until two days before.
Coordinator: Takis Michaleas, 6942430224.
