Evritania
What the visitor notices when reaching Evritania is an Alpine view that calls to mind North European sceneries rather than typical Greek landscapes. Perched atop the mountains of Timfristos and Agrafa, Evritania prefecture…
One of the largest areas in Greece , it stretches from the shore of the Ionian Sea to the shores of the Aegean . The region is divided up into five prefectures with an area of 16,900 square kilometres. The region is dominated by the mountains of Agrafa, Tymphristos and others. Small fertile plains where they grow, a wide range of agricultural produce, nestle between the mountains. Mining and quarrying are to be found in the mountains of Parnassus and Pentelli.
The region has much to offer, history, rugged mountains, fertile plains and beaches and coves, all of which make it an ideal destination, for tourists summer and winter.
What the visitor notices when reaching Evritania is an Alpine view that calls to mind North European sceneries rather than typical Greek landscapes. Perched atop the mountains of Timfristos and Agrafa, Evritania prefecture…
In ancient times Viotia was named “tristhallatto”(three-seas), because the waters of the Corinthian Gulf and the two halves of the Gulf of Euboea wash upon its shores. With an area of 2.952 square kilometres, the…
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Covering an area of 4,441 square kilometres, with mountains and delightful beaches this area of central Greece , is ideal for summer and winter holidays. Lamia The capital of the prefecture and it is a…
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