Travel Blog Greece

Lake Vouliagmeni is a small lake adjacent to the Mountain Hymettus fed by underground warm currents, declared as a Natural Monument.

Helmos (or Aroania) is a mountain range in Achaia, Peloponnese, Greece, at 2,355 m elevation.

Patsos is the artificial lake that has been formed by Potami Dam at the end of Patsos Gorge, hosting a variety of ecosystems.

Acherontas (or Acheron) is a river located in the Epirus region, northwestern Greece, the border of hell according to Dante's Inferno.

Livaditis is the highest waterfall in the Balkan Peninsula.

Vouliagmeni (or else Ireon) lake lies 16 Km northwest of Loutraki town, close to the archaeological site of Ireon and Perachora settlement.

Alfios is the longest river in Peloponnese, Greece, flowing through the regional units of Arcadia and Ilia.

It is Greece’s largest alpine lake, lying at an altitude of 2.350 meters, near the border with Albania.

The Great Meteoron monastery is the largest, though in 2015 there were only 3 monks in residence.

Ladon is an artificial lake in the upper part of Ladon river, in a mountainous zone, developed by a 50 m dam built in 1955.

Old sketes on a Meteora rock, with ladders that the monks have constructed with wood to create a communication grid.

Taygetos is a mountain range lying within the prefectures of Arcadia, Lakonia and Messinia, a very popular hiking destination in Greece.

Stymphalia is a Natura 2000 reserve with a wetland area and an agrarian area, a very important stopover for migratory birds.

The Monastery Agias Varvaras Roussanou was founded in the middle of the 16th century.

This famous shipwreck of a 70 m. cargo ship is located on Valtaki beach near Gythio since 1981.

It is an artificial lake, in the area of Karditsa Thessaly, popular tourist resort with unique formed landscape.

Pamvotida Lake, widely known also as the Lake of Ioannina, is one of the largest lakes in Greece and the largest lake of Ioannina.

The Palace of Mystras, which served as the residence of Governors and Despots, is situated above the square of Ano Chora.

Buildings constructed by and for powerful people of Mani only for defense, inhabited only in case of danger.

The Monastery of St. Nicholas was built in the 16th century.

The Church of Agia Sofia lies on the upper city, at the edge of a steep cliff, with a breathtaking view over "The Rock" to Peloponnese.

It is one of the most important and most visited museums in Greece, housing the discoveries of the sanctuary of Delphi.

Oitylo is a village of the municipality of East Mani, one of the oldest villages of the area.

Koziakas is a mountain of the prefecture of Trikala, reaching from Kalambaka to Pyli Trikalon.