Vikos Gorge walking - Greece tourism

Walking thrue Vikos Gorge - Zagoria village

Enjoy your holiday on great hike in Zagoria village. Where is Zagoria villages - They are small villages in Pindos Mountains which is a distant jewel in here as an undiscovered corner of northwest Greece. Sleepy villages nestle beneath pine-clad towering peaks, valley floors are covered in prolific wild flowers and the heat of the summer is tempered with cool mountain air and dips in natural pools.

Vikos Gorge

Lets go on holiday to Greece. Here you can hike through the deepest gorge in the world in Vikos-Aoos National Park, wander the cobbled streets of tiny rural communities with their preserved old mansions in the unique Zagorian style. Follow ancient tracks you can discover elegant stone bridges and refresh the clear rivers of Zagoria. From the beautiful village of Papingo you climb towards the high plateaux of Mount Timfi (2497 metres) and up to Drakolimni - 'Dragon Lake' - offering breathtaking views out over the mountains and gorges.

Voidomatis river

The region has a greater variety of flora and fauna than anywhere else in Greece and the water so fresh you can drink liberally straight from the source. Accommodation is asured in small family hotels in Zagoria villages . The Pindos Mountains remain wild and untouched by modern day tourism - follow in the footsteps of Byzantines and Ottomans and experience it sooner rather than later.

There are numerous small but very beautiful and interesting settlements in Zagoria, all built in a unique traditional way.

Weather in Greece - Zagoria, Ioannina

Drive to Vradeto, the highest village of the region and hike along the edge of the spectacular Vikos Gorge offering breathtaking views of the depths below your feet. Hiking thrue Vikos Gorge is at liest one day trip. So you have to take enough of time to spent walking through the gorge itself. The gorge averages 700 metres in depth and is the second longest in Europe after the much busier Samaria Gorge on Crete. Here, however, you will only have the swooping eagles above for company. You will walk right into the heart of the National Park where the sight of the deserted monastery of Agia Paraskevi, balanced in an 'eagle's nest' position over the Vikos Canyon causes many a heart to miss a beat! The gorge is still refuge to many wild animals such as bears, boars and birds of prey. Overnight is possible in the famous village of Papingo.

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Bridge near Kipi is especially beautiful with three arches.

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