Nature in Greece | Mountains, lakes, forests, fauna and flora
Alexander the Great!
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!
“ASTRA INN” GUESTHOUSE
“ASTRA” guesthouse is nested in the magical nature of Papigo; a small oasis of comfort and hospitality, it combines traditional architecture with modern style in total harmony with its natural setting. The earth tones and pastels that prevail in the rooms and the romantic…
Hotel Apeiros Chora
Seven rooms for your accommodation, each in a different colour depending on your… mood, a winter living room, a summer room, a wine bar, a TV and game room, a hamam and jacuzzi for your relaxation, are all there to enhance your experience of Greek…
Mammut borsoni tusks at the Natural History Museum of Milea, Grevena
In 1997 Athanasios Delivos, a local of the village Milea in Grevena Western Macedonia, accidentally discovered a pair of tusks 4,39m long after a heavy rainfall. Following the discovery a team of archaeologists from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki led by Dr. Evaggelia Tsoukala started excavations on…
Crossing Vikos gorge on a sunny spring day!
With Georgia (geozagori.gr) as our expert guide in Vikos-Aoos Geopark, the crossing of the gorge was more than a walk. It was a trip back to time! Quite back actually, when ice ruled the area! Some literature regarding the Geopark (source: European Geoparks Network): Vikos- Aoos…
Traditional Café in Elafotopos, Zagori – “ΚΑΦΕΝΕΙΟΝ ΣΥΝΑΝΤΗΣΙΣ”
A really small traditional Café, or else kafeneion as cafes are called in Greece, that had been eluding my radar for quite a while, that has little to offer in terms of goods but a lot in terms of “experience”. Greek coffee, tsipouro, boiled cauliflower…
Rokka, agrotourism in the Zagori
Rokka is an agrotourism guesthouse in Elafotopos village, Zagorochoria. It lays on Mt. Stouros at an altitude of 1.100m and has a commanding view of the valley of Soudena in central Zagori. The daily routine in Rokka includes the making of frumenty (trachana), cheese, fresh butter, yogurt,…
The photographic eye of Ruth De Ruwe
Ruth is a photographer that lives and works on the island of Texel in the Netherlands. An island with a population of 13,641 in the province of North Holland which is her greatest inspiration. Her second, a very close second, inspiration, is none other than the Zagori…
… And gathering swallows twitter in the skies
How beautiful the season is now—How fine the air. A temperate sharpness about it. Really, without joking, chaste weather—Dian skies—I never liked stubble-fields so much as now—Aye better than the chilly green of the spring. Somehow, a stubble-field looks warm—in the same way that…
Vine harvesting in Zitsa, Ioannina
Only 35′ away from Central Zagori is the wine zone of Zitsa where it is almost vine harvesting time and the area has a couple of very interesting Vineyards: Domain Glinavos & Zoinos Winery. They are both open to visitors but please call them for…
