Paxos · The interior & the west cliffs · Τρυπητός
Tripitos, the stone bridge
A bridge of rock over turquoise water, at the end of a walk through the southern olive groves
The interior & the west cliffs · Paxos
About Tripitos arch
Tripitos, 'the pierced one', is a natural arch on the south-west coast of Paxos: a slab of white rock joined to the cliff by a narrow bridge, with the sea washing through the gap below. It is reached on foot along tracks and paths through the olive groves of the south, and the walk is half the pleasure: stone walls, old cisterns, the smell of wild herbs and, at the end, a sudden view down to water of an astonishing colour.
Good to know
Before you go to Tripitos arch
Getting there
On foot from the lanes of the south-west, following the tracks through the olive groves to the clifftop; a local walking map helps, as the paths fork often. Do not try to cross the arch: the drop is sheer.
When to go
Spring and autumn for the walk, or an early summer morning before the heat.
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