Nature in Greece | Mountains, lakes, forests, fauna and flora
Spring in Pindus National park
The following photographs were taken in mid April 2014 during a walk in the woods of Zagori. It is a small sample of the vast variety of wild flowers, among other rich flora of the National Park of Pindus, that abound in the area during…
Easter poppies in Greece
Flamboyantly splattered on the fields, paparounes (παπαρούνες), the Greek name of red poppies, are evocative of traditional red Easter eggs and a precursor of Greek Orthodox Easter. Poppies dominate the reborn nature during Easter in the Zagori region in the mountains of Pindus. Handmade…
Wildflower photos
Greece constitutes the lower edge of the Balkan Peninsula and is characterized both by its mountainous relief and its multitude of islands. Its modern form evolved over the last 10 million years with the sinking of some parts of Aegaeis and the uplifting of others…
