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Samarina: A Picturesque, Lively Village amid Greece’s Remotest Wilderness
We had just left Mount Smolikas and were driving through the heart of the Pindus Mountains. Nothing but rock and ...
Things to Do in Kastoria City, Greece
In July 2024, we left Vergina and its archaeological wonders and headed west. In about two hours, we arrived in ...
Dimitsana to Zygovisti: Menalon Mountain Trail Section 2
Following a pleasant hike from Stemnitsa the previous day, we woke up refreshed in the mountainous coolness of Dimitsana village ...
Stemnitsa to Dimitsana, Lousios Gorge: Menalon Mountain Trail Section 1
Summer of 2024, I had a client/friend who tasked me with taking him on a two-day hiking trip in Greece ...
Visiting Alexander the Great’s Palace in Aigai, Macedonia, Greece
Following 16 years of restoration work, the Palace of Aigai has finally opened to visitors. Situated in the modern-day town ...
Climbing Mount Grammos from the Greek Side
Part of the greater Pindus Mountain Range—the rugged spine of the Greek mainland—Mount Grammos (spelled Grammoz in Albanian) is an ...
Hiking Mount Askio, Western Macedonia, Greece
Mount Askio is situated in the heart of the Western Macedonia region of northern Greece. Adjoined by Mount Verno to ...
Climbing Mount Smolikas & Camping at its Dragon Lake
Located in the core of the Pindus Mountains, Smolikas is Greece’s second-highest mountain and—I’d argue—one of its most stunning. It ...
Prespa Lakes, Greece: a Day Trip from Kastoria
The Prespa Lakes, located in Greece’s northwestern corner near the borders of Albania and North Macedonia, present a captivating blend ...
Lake Marathon: Day Trip from Athens
After having gone on a hiking trip with me on Mount Parnitha, my guest and new friend Mo from the ...
Athens to Mycenae, Tiryns, and more – driving day trip
The other day, I was contacted by Sean, a Serbian-American musician working on a project of recording music videos at ...
Dragon Houses (Drakospita) of Evia Island in one day from Athens
As the Dragon Houses (Gr. Δρακόσπιτα/Drakospita) is known a bunch of megalithic structures found scattered throughout the southern part of ...
