Handmade by marinaporcini

Shapes & textures inspired by the nature & people of the mountainous region of Zagori in North-Western Greece in the Unesco Geopark & National Park of Vikos-Aoos. A magical place, with lots and lots of mushrooms among other things, hence porcini, where I lived with my family for more than 5 years. A place which taught me that simple and essential is all you need!

Handmade woven bags & purses and oak-wood porcini keyrings and jewelry by Marinaporcini. Shapes & textures inspired by the nature & people of the mountainous region of Zagori in North-Western Greece in the Unesco Geopark & National Park of Vikos-Aoos.

Once upon a time there was a platanus at the centre of the village…

Once upon a time there was a platanus at the centre of the village...

No comments…  just this song of lament by Josh Barley & Yiannis Chaldoupis a few days after the dark moment. a song of lament for the departed centuries old platanus tree in the square of Dilopho village, Zagori from NATURALLY ZAGORI on Vimeo. The…

Snow in Zagori, quite a lot actually!

Snow in Zagori - Greece, January 2019

In less than 10 hours more than 70cm of snow accumulated in Zagori covering everything from houses, bridges, roads, trees! Further more, temperatures dropped to -15°C …

A salamander on the run …

Alexander the Great!

Some amazing images of Zagori and the National Park of Vikos-Aoos and the UNESCO Geopark from photographer Alexandros Malapetsas

Some amazing images from the eyes of photographer Alexandros Malapetsas who just arrived in the area full of inspiration as can be seen in the following photos!

An Autumn trip to the colourful beech trees under Tsouka Rossa Mt. peak

An Autumn trip to the colourful beech trees under Tsouka Rossa mountain peak in Pindus

A photographic journey into the lives of the Jews of Ioannina of the past century

A photographic journey into the lives of the Jews of Ioannina of the past century

Nissim Levis, a member of an affluent Jewish family in Ioannina, killed in the Holocaust, captured the lives of the Jews in Ioannina city in Epirus in 500 images. The photographs are in the form of glass photographic plates, and were passed down in…

Autumn is in Zagori right as scheduled…

Autumn is in Zagori right as scheduled...

Soothing colours that calm your eyes and soul.

Double rainbow over Zagori!

Double rainbow over Zagori!

Could almost touch it…

Ovires or Kolybethres natural pools

Ovires or Kolybethres natural pools

Ovires or Kolybethres natural pools, in Papigo, Zagori, are natural fonts created by the erosion of the lime rock bed due to the flowing water of Rogovo stream on it’s downward trip from Mt. Tymphe. Man-made barriers placed by the locals control the level…