Travel Blog Greece

The Petrified Forest of Lesbos, the major geosite of Lesvos Geopark has been designated as a protected natural monument.

Cape Tenaro is the southest point of the Greek mainland and the second southest of the European mainland.

Giola is a natural pool inside the rocks in the area of Astris, Thassos, which needs a short walking distance to reach.

The lake is located at an altitude of 2.050 m., 5 hours walk from Papingo village, on the mountain range of Tymfi in the Vikos–Aoos Park.

The Karavomilos Lake is located 8km from Agia Efimia and just 1km from Sami village on Kefalonia island.

It is a series of rock pools known as the Kolymbithres or the Ovires of Rogovos.

The Aoos river, 80 Km in Greece and 190 Km in Albania, running north of Mt Tymphe forms the northern boundary of the area of Zagori.

The story of Mykonos pelicans started in 1958, when a wounded pelican was found by a Mykonos fisherman in the coast, later named Petros.

Korission Lagoon is a NATURA 2000 protected lake in the south west coast of the island of Corfu.

The Museum is located in Kalambaka, on the highway connecting Trikala with Egnatia Highway.

Sikia cave is located southwest, just 22 Km from Adamantas village. You can approach it with boats.

The stone forest is a set of huge rocks that stand like abrupt trees, close to Monodendri village.

Pantokrator is a 906 m. mountain in the north-eastern part of Corfu, from the peak of which, the visitor can have a view to the island.

The Tzoumerka Mountain Range are part of Pindos range, situated in the borders of the areas of Arta, Ioannina, Karditsa and Trikala.

A "Natura 2000" wetland of exceptional beauty and extended environmental significance, located close to Astros town.

Great Prespa Lake is the highest tectonic lake in the Balkans, today a tourist and fishing center of West Macedonia Greece.

Kalypso is one of the most beautiful gorges in Greece, located on the east slopes of Mountain Kissavos, over Kokkino Nero village.

Μetsovitikos is one of the tributaries of Arachthos river, flowing in the valley formed in the middle of Katara, Zygos and Lakmos mountains.

The Dalmatian pelican, found both in Small and Great Prespa, is the largest freshwater bird globally.

An artificial lake created in 1932 (redeveloped in 1980), which stands along the migratory birds’ line of Aegean, Balkans and Black Sea.

The dwarf cows, one of the best experiences in Prespa Lakes, are endangered species found in the village Psarades and in the Albanian part.

Pineios river, 185 Km long, flows from Pindos mountain and empties into the Aegean Sea, creating a protected large river delta.

The valley is a gorge in the Tempi area (north Thessaly, Greece), located between Olympos mountain (north) and Ossa mountain (south).

Doirani is a round-shaped lake with an area of 43.1 km2 (depth of 10 m.) shared between Greece and North Macedonia.