Ski resort of Falakro in Drama

210 km away from Thessaloniki and 44 km away from city of Drama there is a beautiful ski resort, one of the best in Greece. The advantage of this resort is that there are no trees, so there is much space for the ski slopes. It is the best tourist resource not only of Drama, but of the wider region of East Macedonia and Thrace too. The snowfalls usually start at the mid-November, but the road network remains always open.


There are different kinds of lifts, even 3 baby lifts too. The ski slopes are at least 20, of a total length bigger than 22 km. Falakro ski resort combines tracks for tourism and skiing sports, endurance road tracks, footpaths course, mountaineering (E6), rich snow conditions, free horizon, stunning sunshine, easy access and convenient parking spaces.




This place has special beauty even in spring. At the beginning of spring and early summer summertime soil run with a colorful carpet. It is the famous wildflowers of Falakro, with their large numbers and especially the huge diversity, convert from tip to tip Falakro mountain in a botanical paradise. It is a rare and amazing spectacle, which resumed with almost exactly the same every spring.


The view from the top of Falakro mountain is terrific. Someone can see Thasos island, which is more than 100 km away, but only with clean atmosphere. The view also includes Nestos river and some other tall mountains.

The national park Vikos - Aoos.

The national park Vikos - Aoos is the biggest in Greece and located at the northwestern side of Pindos mountain.The region is protected and the reason is infrequent flora and fauna.
The area includes the Vikos Canyon 10km length. In the down part of gorge flows a torrent, which near the exit becomes permanent river Boidomatis.
The Canyon gives the opportunity to visitors for alternative -extreme sports and tours in the nature. In the region exist traditional houses & hotels for stay.

*I want to thank Orestis Kotsonis for his photos

Pictures from greek nature

This pictures were taken in a village near the city of Drama, called Kefalari. They take time at the last days of summer, and the first rains.

Drama, Greece

Drama is a city of 45.000 inhabitants, 156 km away from Salonica. It's a city with big history, many things of tourist interest and hospitable people. It's a place with much water and many parks with green. Drama is known for it's night life, and also for it's tasty food. There are a lot of taverns, which offer all traditional Greek tastes.



There is a place near the center of Drama, called "Agia Barbara" (Santa Barbara), which is full of water, streams and lakes. It's a good solution for the hot summer nights.




Something that's worth to see is the old city of Drama with old but renovated houses.




On the fourth of December is celebrated the feast of Drama, the feast of Santa Barbara. The previous night children make little boats and let them sail on the waters of a lake in "Agia Barbara".

Near the city there is a small mountain, called Korylovos. Up there the view is terrific. You can look at the whole city, many villages and the plain of Drama. Some people like to jump from Korylovos and fly with gliders.

Pelopio,Peloponisos

The village Pelopio abstains 3 km from the archaeological site of Olympia and 17 km from Pirgos City. It is also connected to railway and under manufacture is the street that leads from Olympia to Tripoli in through tunnels and bridges.
It 's population is 700. Inhabitant's basic occupation is agricultural work and mainly olives. Almost in all courtyards of them there are animals (dogs,cats,chickens….)
The young people remain at the village as well as at Pirgos City and the tourist of Zaxaro - Kaiafas, which are 30 minutes away.
In the past few year a lot of Greek immigrants from abroad returned in Pelopio and restructured it again.
In the church of the village, that appears at photos, become approximately 5 marriages and 10 christenings every year and also allocates bigger hospice for solitary olds.

*I want to thank my friend Liakouras for the informations about Pelopio and his photographs!

Marmaras, Chalkidiki

Chalkidiki is a place near Thessaloniki, the second bigger city in Greece. It's a summer resort, with many beautiful beaches. Marmaras is a little part of Chalkidiki. Many people choose this place for their summer destination. Take a look at the pictures, and it's up to you to take a desicion about your holidays this summer!

Castle Koule - Heraklion Crete

The harbour of Heraklion was protected from Koyle, an impressive two-storied castle.
Koyle is a castle that allocates a pavement 3km under the sea and leads to the Lighthouse of harbour.