Nature in Greece | Mountains, lakes, forests, fauna and flora
Handmade by marinaporcini
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…
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!
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 …
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!
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…
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…
