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  • Snow in Zagori - Greece, January 2019
  • Some amazing images of Zagori and the National Park of Vikos-Aoos and the UNESCO Geopark from photographer Alexandros Malapetsas
  • 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
  • Autumn is in Zagori right as scheduled...
  • Double rainbow over Zagori!
  • Snow in Zagori,
  • A salamander on
  • Alexander the Great!
  • An Autumn trip
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  • Autumn is in
  • Double rainbow over
Inscription on a wall of a Byzantine Church in Monodendri village in the Zagori District

About

Welcome to Zagori, An area of great natural beauty laying under the imposing snow-capped Mt Tymphe, with striking geology and two National Parks, one including the river Aoos and the Vikos Gorge, also a Geopark, the other around Valia Calda. There are 48 traditional picturesque villages,…

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Driving through the National Park of Pindus

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Following are some photographs taken at various seasons and time of the day of the vast area that is included in the National park of Pindus in Northern Greece.  

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Old wooden door at the Monastery of Ag. Paraskeui in Monodendri village, Zagori, Epirus, Greece

Location

Zagori (Greek: Ζαγόρι), is a region and a municipality in the Pindus mountains in Epirus, in northwestern Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Asprangeloi. It has an area of some 1,000 square kilometres and contains 45 villages known as Zagoria (or…

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Zagorochoria villages

Zagorochoria A cluster of 48 traditional picturesque villages, built amphitheatrically in the wider area of Timfi (Tymphe), Pindos (Pindus) and Mitsikeli (Zagori region). Zagori’s natural environment is exquisite and perfect for many outdoor activities. The local architecture is defined by stone, wood and slate…

 Posted on October 30, 2013

Pindus National Forest

Pindus National Forest (Greek: Εθνικός Δρυμός Πίνδου Ethnikós Drymós Píndou), also known as Valia-Kalda, is a national park in mainland Greece, situated in an isolated mountainous area at the periphery of West Macedonia and Epirus, in the northeastern part of the Pindus mountain range….

 Posted on October 18, 2013

Vikos–Aoos National Forest & Geopark

Vikos–Aoös National Park (Greek: Εθνικός Δρυμός Βίκου–Αώου Ethnikós Drymós Víkou–Aóou) is a national park in the region of Epirus in northwestern Greece and one of four Greek UNESCO Geoparks. It became a member of the European and Global Geopark Networks in 2010. The park, founded…

 Posted on October 18, 2013

Vikos Gorge

The Vikos Gorge (Greek: Φαράγγι του Βίκου) is a gorge in the Pindus Mountains of northern Greece. It lies on the southern slopes of Mount Tymfi, with a length of about 20 km, depth ranging from 450 m to 1600 m and width from…

 Posted on October 18, 2013

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