Amorgos covers 121 km2 and has 112 km of coastline. It is 33 km long by an average of 2 to 6 km wide. 

Along its entire length, the island is crossed by a mountain range that descends steeply into the sea along the southeast coast. Mount Krikellos, located east of Aighiali, culminates at 821 m.

The capital, called Chora or Amorgos, is located 320 m above sea level. The island is more or less divided into three poles grouping together several villages:

- Aegiali in the north (Lakgada, Tholaria, Potamos, Oroms. Aegialis);

- Katapola and Chora in the center;

- Kato meria (“the country below”) to the south.

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Until 1990, the island was roadless. The three poles were connected by a very dense network of paths traveled in particular by the muleteers who transported mainly the agricultural production of the island, from the fields and the terraces, to the villages, the mills and the ports.

Today, even if you still frequently come across mules and their muleteers, the trails have become the realm of hikers. A week in Amorgos is not enough to cover the main marked trails. As for those who are not, they are countless, marrying an often steep relief, crossing smiling olive groves or desert landscapes.