To get to know the island on foot, the ideal start is the route Symi – Panormitis.
The hiker should start early to avoid the midday heat. The route is quite green, while it is scattered with churches: Agios Konstantinos, Panagia Strateri, Agios Ioannis, Agia Marina of Nera and the monastery of the great Savior. A detour from this point leads, through a forest with cypress trees, to the area of Kourkounioti, where there are restored 11 stone presses.