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Small Prespa is a lake shared between Greece and Albania. It is a very important wetland and tourist destination.

An itinerary in the region of Prespa Lakes with references to the environment, the lakes, accommodation, tastes and local stories.

Agios Achillios is an islet in the Small Prespa lake, inhabited by 21 residents.

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

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

Fishing has played a very important role over the years in the local economy of Prespa Lakes and it is considered a local best experience.

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

The Agios Germanos village lies at an altitude of 1.100 meters on the Varnoundas Mountains, 7 Km far from the Prespa Lakes.

It is the most important church of the islet of Small Prespa named Agios Achillios, the 2nd inhabited lake island in Greece.

The Giant Beans of Prespes (Fasolia Prespon in Greek) are famous because of the micro-climate of the lakes.

The Byzantine Agios Germanos church, one of the best experiences in Prespa Lakes, forms the nucleus of the Agios Germanos village.

Stergios Misios, born at the end of the 19th century in the Agios Germanos village, was a famous war hero.