Archive for 'Parks & Gardens in Greece'

Inland on the Greek island of Rhodes, one can find one of the single most unique attractions in the world: The Valley of the Butterflies (in Greek “Petaloúdes”). It is a magical 600-acre nature park with walking trails & benches, that offers a summer home for many, many butterflies. Beautiful and a perfect place for families, groups of friends, couples and solo travellers alike, it is a wonderful place to wander and stretch your legs. Just find a vacation rental in Rhodes and come explore this extraordinarily lovely natural gem.

The Vikos Gorge is a particularly beautiful gorge and prime hiking destination that lies on the southern slopes of Mount Tymfi in the Pindus Mountains of northern Greece. It is the deepest gorge in the world, with a depth ranging from 120 to 490m, a width ranging from 400m to only a few meters at its narrowest part and a length of 20km. Located at the heart of the Vikos–Aoös National Park, it is a pristine natural beauty with a varied landscape that is just waiting to be explored! Just find a vacation rental in Epirus and spend time exploring all of that region's natural beauty, Vikos Gorge, in particular.

As noted, the gorge is varied and fascinating. It is made up of steep slopes, rocky cliffs and gullies and was formed over millions of years by the Voidomatis River, a tributary of the Aoos.

Greece isn't short on natural beauty. In fact, it seems as if everywhere you turn, there are perfectly golden half-moon beaches, glittering bays of bluer than blue water, dramatic and breathtaking rock formations. Yet, despite this wealth of beauty, there is one attraction that still stands out as especially, incredibly lovely: Melissani Lake in Kefalonia.

Melissani Lake is an underground lake, housed in a cave by the same name on the Greek island of Kefalonia island. Located not far from Karavomilo, it is a lacustrine cave of unique beauty that measures 3.5km in length, 40m in width and 36m in height. It is a geological phenomenon, created by a mechanical and chemical process called karstikopoiisi (dissolution of rocks), during which water enters calcareous rocks, erodes them and creates hollows.