If you crave downtime on your holidays, this is not the trip for you

Joining a group of strangers for an active holiday on a Greek island proves relaxing and rewarding, writes Elizabeth O’Neill

The beach at Kallianos

Greece's second-largest island is probably one you’ve never heard of, and I’ve had reservations about sharing the secret of this unspoiled haven. So far, it has escaped over-tourism. Evia is a mountainous, agrarian island, almost seahorse shaped, laying long and close to the east of the mainland. So close, at one point a bridge knits the lands together.

Heading there by ferry at the end of April for a yoga and hiking holiday with Much Better Adventures, I first met my group of fellow travellers on a beach near the port of Agia Marina.