Nature in Greece | Mountains, lakes, forests, fauna and flora
The first colours of spring
Wild strawberry flowers have made their appearance in the forest beds of the oak woods in Zagori.
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…
Allium ursinum or wild garlic
Wild garlic also known as ramsons or bear leek, is a wild relative of chives and is native to Zagori. The Latin name is due to the brown bear’s taste for the bulbs and its habit of digging up the ground to get at them;…
