Nature in Greece | Mountains, lakes, forests, fauna and flora
Kanela and Garyfallo Restaurant
Kanela and Garyfallo Restaurant, a mushroom heaven in Vitsa village Central Zagori A gastronomic stop in Vitsa village in Central Zagori, Epirus, where you can taste dishes made from at least 20 different type of wild locally collected mushrooms but also home grown ones….
Traditional Zagori pies
More than what meets the eye… the best traditional pies around the region of the Zagorochoria at “Takis” coffee stop in Aspraggeloi valley! On your way to central Zagori as you drive from Ioannina city and just before the village of Aspraggeloi on the…
Amanita caesarea
Amanita caesarea, commonly known in English as Caesar’s mushroom, is a highly regarded edible mushroom in the genus Amanita, native to Zagori, Greece. This mushroom was a favorite of early rulers of the Roman Empire hence it’s name Caesarea. It was known to and valued…
Autumn mushrooms
Autumn is the best time to go hunting for mushrooms. The past few weeks were quite rainy for the season so when the temperature rose a bit and the sun shone the magic world of the fungi made it’s glorious appearance in the forests…
Lithos restaurant in central Zagori
Lithos is a restaurant in central Zagori with an excellent view to the mountains of Pindus. It is located in the most beautiful village of the region Dilofo, close to the villages of Bitsa, Monodendri, Kipoi, Pedina. Following are some comments from happy visitors in…
10 Best Value Destinations From Around the World
Megalo Papigo is among the Best Value Destinations. Megalo Papigo is suspended in the highest peaks of Mount Tymfi in the region of Zagoria on mainland Greece. The journey is not for the faint-hearted: after crossing the Voidomatis River bridge, cars must ascend up…
Restoring an old wood stove
The stove was discovered in 2009 on the island of Tenos in the Cyclades in the garbage where it’s second owner disposed of it. It was originally bought and used by it’s first owner in Konitsa, Epirus, who moved it to Athens in the mid-1950s to his shop in the…
Cleaning the kilims in a fulling mill
Every year when the weather gets warmer and the rain stops, sort of that is, we take the kilims to the “fulling mill” to get them cleaned and revived. There are a couple in Kalpaki town, only a few kilometres from Central Zagori in…
Trekking expedition in Zagori
Trekking expedition 1-8 August, 2014 Get to know the the Zagori region and Mt. Tymfi in Pindus, Epirus. Walk through the unique landscape of the National Park of Vikos – Aoos through the old stone treks and paths of Zagori and the broader mountain range…
