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Mornos: The butterfly lake of Greece and its unique beauty

It is the9th largest artificial lake in Greece with a landscape beauty really special. It is located between the two largest mountains of Roumeli and it sorrouned by green landscapes and running waters. It is the butterfly lake in Greece, as they call it. We're talking, of course, about The Lake of Mornos. A paradise in Fokida that brings together a rich life of fauna and flora. The lakes of Greece are a special piece of natural beauty and the one of Mornos is one of the most beautiful pieces ...

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Agorgiani: A favorite destination for the weekend

The further we leave behind the summer season, the more intense our desire to approach the mountain comes and we enjoy the first cool autumn breeze. And there are many places in Greece to enjoy something like this without driving many kilometers away from Athens. One of these options and nearby excursions close to Athens is Agorgiani. An ideal destination for autumn in which you will have a good time and you will enjoy the food as well. A combined journey of nature and gastronomy. Do you believe there is ...

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In dry periods this Greek village emerges from the lakebed

Greece has hundreds of villages, mountainous and coastal, each with its own history. Some of them, of course, stand out either by their existence or... without. Like, for example, a Greek village that... it only comes out of the lake when it's not raining for many days. It's the settlement Kallio with the special history. They usually call it the village that sank to quench the thirst of Athens. And there's a reason and of course history behind it. The Greek village that "comes out of the lake" when it ...

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That weird, unknown island you’re looking for: Apsifia

Greece is full of small and large islands that will surprise you by the variety of their beauty. Some islands have beaches with turquoise waters and some others look like that they are cut off from a forest. Smaller or larger, some islands are completely unknown to us and we may never have even heard their name. One of them is Apsifia. An unknown island of Greece with an otherworldly beauty. Apsifia: The unknown island of Greece with the otherworldly beauty Apsifia is an island of Fokida with great beauty ...

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The island Onassis wanted to buy but didn’t make it

Opposite of Aigion and only a few meters from the coast of Central Greece lies a dream island. A small paradise which is so different that it had enchanted even Aristotle Onassis. Trizonia with less than 70 permanent residents is a well-hidden "secret" of the Corinthian bay. This small island located five minutes from the coast and easily toured on foot is not particularly well known but has a special history. It is the only inhabited island of the Corinthian bay and belongs to the prefecture of FokidaThe other two ...

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