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!

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 region which she frequently visits to take photogrpahs of the area and stay at her friend's Ritas Hotel Porfyron in Ano Pedina

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…

ZAGORI … NOT IN CRISIS

ARCHITECTURE, TRADITION, FAUNA, FLORA, VIKOS GORGE, AOOS RIVER, ASTRAKA PEAK, PINDOS, FOOD, WINE, TREKKING, RAFTING... NOT IN CRISIS

Zagori, Greece What’s not in crisis in a few photographs … Friendly piece of advice … do not watch TV, reality is far better than portrayed. Come to Zagori and we can discuss it in person or even better, NOT!   Hiking, rafting and relaxing in…

מאמר על אפירוס וזגורי ביוון

Hotel Papaevangelou, Papigo, Zagorochoria, Greece

אביב אברמוביץ’, עורך תוכן וידיאו בוואלה! חדשות travel.walla.co.il מה עולה לכם בראש כשאתם שומעים את המילה “יוון”? אם התשובה היא שמש, חופים לוהטים וצלחות שבורות בטברנה – אתם כנראה לא לבד. אלא שיוון, כפי שלמדתי על בשרי לאחרונה, היא הרבה מעבר לחופשת “הכול כלול”…

About the Zagorohoria by Lonely planet

The Zagorohoria’s 46 traditional stone-and-slate villages, tucked into the Pindos range, offer atmospheric accommodation, crisp alpine air, sublime views and myriad local legends. Once connected only by mountain paths and stone bridges, they’re now connected by paved roads, some of which enjoy spectacular twists…

Photographs of Zagori and Vikos-Aoos National park by Costas Zissis

Costas Zissis is a Zagori born photographer who has been documenting the nature of the region for many decades. He knows the area like no other photographer!! Following are some of his photographs shot at different seasons of the year covering the whole region, from the…

Explore the Geoheritage of Zagori with Georgia!

Bare karst in Mt. Tymfi. Explore the Geoheritage of Zagori with Georgia! Georgia offers a fresh and well educated approach to a very, very old (geo)heritage, that of the Zagori region and Vikos-Aoos Geopark. Georgia of Geozagori offers a penetrating and rock solid view of Vikos Aoos Geopark focusing mainly at the area surrounding Vikos canyon (gorge) the so called Zagori. Through geo-tourism a better understanding of the Earth can be achieved, and she intends to present the geological values of Zagori promoting thus the protection of this priceless geological heritage

Georgia offers a fresh and well educated approach to a very, very old (geo)heritage, that of the Zagori region and Vikos-Aoos Geopark. Georgia of Geozagori offers a penetrating and… rock solid experience of Vikos Aoos Geopark focusing mainly in the area surrounding Vikos canyon (gorge) the so called Zagori through her trekking-hiking…

Forget the Greek islands, head north instead as Lonely Planet suggests!

Forget the Greek islands as Lonely Planet suggests in this article and explore Greece’s vast north. It is unmatched for geographical, cultural and even culinary diversity. Here, great stretches of mountains, lakes, forest and coastline remain to be discovered. With terrain stretching from the azure Ionian…

Natural beauties of Greece

Holy Monastery of Iviron or Iveron, an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece

Greece is a very diverse land full of surprises. Most of Greece consists of mountains, making our country one of the most mountainous in Europe. Mount Olympus, the mythical abode of the Greek Gods, culminates at Mytikas peak 2,917 m (9,570 ft), the highest in…