Valia Calda is the least visited of the great Pindos destinations and the wildest. A complete guide to the 17 km Arkoudorema trail: route, river crossings, bears, the best month to go, and how to get to the trailhead.
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At 2,050 metres above sea level, on a rocky shelf of Mount Tymfi in the Zagori region of northern Greece, lies one of the most enchanting wild camping spots in all of Europe. Drakolimni — the Dragon Lake — is a small, perfectly still glacial tarn ringed by pale limestone crags and high alpine meadows. […]
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Rising in a dramatic wall above the city of Sparti, Mount Taygetos is the defining landscape of the Peloponnese. At 2,407 metres, its highest point — Profitis Ilias — commands sweeping views across the Gulf of Laconia to the east and the Messinian plain to the west. Taygetos hiking has a long and storied history: […]
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Deep in the Pindus mountains of northern Greece, Mount Smolikas stands at 2,637 metres — the second highest peak in the country, after Olympus. Yet compared to its more famous neighbour, Smolikas hiking is an experience defined by solitude. Here you will find vast alpine meadows, ancient beech forests, and one of the most extraordinary […]
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The Vikos Gorge cuts through the mountains of Epirus with a quiet confidence. It holds a Guinness World Record as the world’s deepest gorge relative to its width — yet most visitors have never heard of it. That’s part of what makes it worth your time. This guide covers everything you need to plan a […]
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