Vardousia mountains

This photo is taken from Marmaras. Marmaras is a village in the municipality of Spercheiada near Lamia in central Greece. It's situated south of Spercheiada, between mountain Goulina and the northern sides of Vardousia mountains. This is a view from the lower part of the village, called Kato Synikia (Lower Neighborhood). The mount that you can see far away at the horizon (to the north-west form where Marmara is located) is Tymphristos (or Velouchi) it is the mountain near the town of Karpenisi.

Here you can see Kato Synikia (Lower Neighborhood), of village Marmara, with snow in Winter


This is the road that leads from Marmara to Perlivoli. Perivoli is the firtst village you will come across after Spercheiada on your way to Marmara.

This is the mountain Goulina, just oposite Marmara. It is located northern of Marmara. Behind this mountain is Spercheiada, the head of the municipality of Spercheiada.

This is a view from the road leading from Spercheiada to Perivoli and then Marmara. The snow coverd mountains far away are mountains Vardousia.

The magestic Vardousia mountains, at the south of where Marmara is located. View from more than 1500m altitude
The magestic Vardousia mountains, at the south of where Marmara is located. View from more than 1500m altitude.
This is the valley of river Inachos near Perivoli. The view is from the road that leads from Perivoli to Nikolitsi, another village of the municipality of Spercheiada


I want to thank Charalampos Kourelis about his great photos.
and you can visit his great blog with many pics about Vardousia mountains. http://marmara.freehostia.com

Parori, Sparta

Parori is a beautiful village near the city of Sparta (Sparta is known for Leonidas and the historical fight with his 300 men). Parori is a small village and is located on the mountain Taigetos. It is a place full of green. It has great natural beauty and there are many natural springs, so water is the main characteristic.



Οn the way to the mountain the nature is also wonderfull. A little higher there are small caves. In a cave it has been built a little church.





From a little hole in the next picture the city of Sparta appears.


* i want to thank Xrysoula for her beautifull photos.

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.

Greek Nature