The mythical rock formations of Ikaria island
CNN has named Ikaria The Best Greek Island for Nature Lovers, and for good reason. Ikaria exhibits a unique biodiversity rare to most Greek Islands.
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From Agia Roumeli to Sfakia (Video)
From Agia Roumeli, Crete, at the exit of the imposing Samaria Gorge, starts the easy and very beautiful coastal part of the European E4 trail with the typical yellow-black signing that leads to Chora Sfakion or Sfakia. It originally crosses...
The historic first ascent of Mount Olympus in 1913
Mount Olympus (2,918 m-9,573 ft), the highest mountain in Greece and the second highest in altitude in the Balkan peninsula, consists of a relatively small, massive, inseparable volume, almost circular, pretty rocky, with sharp peaks, extensive slopes and crests as well...
The Climber’s Manifesto
Here are the ten rules which form the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) Climber’s Manifesto.
Livaditis Waterfall
Livaditis or Trachoni is a magnificent 40 meters high waterfall near the village of Leivaditis, Xanthi, Thrace, Greece. It is said to be the biggest in Europe of the amount of the falling water.
Meteora, Suspended in Air (Video)
The Metéora, literally “middle of the sky”, “suspended in the air” or “in the heavens above” -etymologically related to meteorology- is one of the most spectacular and unique rock formations in the world. Immense monolithic pillars and hills like huge...
Experience Zagori (Video)
Experience the beauty of Zagori region in the Pindus mountains, Epirus, northwestern Greece.
Springtime Hiking at Mount Dourdouvana
Dourdouvana lies at the end of Aroania mountains (Chelmos) in mountainous Corinthia, Peloponnese. It is a slavic name which means rose (or Triantafyllia in Greek), while its ancient Greek name is Penteleia. It is situated NE of Chelmos and it...
