Exochi Trip Overview
The National Park is a huge open-air folklore museum and combines harmonically characteristics of both natural and man-made sights such as stone bridges, traditional settlements, coexisting with the natural wonders such as beautiful landscapes, steep mountains, gorges and caves. Many rare species of plants grow in the region. The area is also home to protected mammal species such as otters, brown bears and wild goats while the whole park is particularly important to bird’s populations. There have also been recorded many species of invertebrates, fishes, amphibians and reptiles.
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Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Exochi, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Exochi, Greece, Greece
The National Park is a huge open-air folklore museum and combines harmonically characteristics of both natural and man-made sights such as stone bridges, traditional settlements, coexisting with the natural wonders such as beautiful landscapes, steep mountains, gorges and caves. Many rare species of plants grow in the region. The area is also home to protected mammal species such as otters, brown bears and wild goats while the whole park is particularly important to bird’s populations. There have also been recorded many species of invertebrates, fishes, amphibians and reptiles.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Baros Pass, Matsouki 44001 Greece
The highest pass in Greece (alt 1.940m.).
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Kalarites, Kalarites, Ioannina Region, Epirus
Kalarrites traditional village
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Kouiassa Pouliana Path, Kalarites Greece
Chousias tributary. The Chrousias tributary was named after the grandson of the legendary Achilles, “Chrousios”, who according to tradition, was the first of the Kings of Epirus.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Holy Kipinas Monastery, North Tzoumerka 440 01, Greece
The monastery of Kipinas was founded in 1212 by Archbishop Gregory.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Anemotrypa Cave, Pramanta, North Tzoumerka 440 01 Greece
Cave “Anemotrypa” of Pramanta village was discovered in 1960. A small slot in the rocks, from where cool air emerged initiated the exploration of the inner part of the rocks. It is the only cave in Greece penetrated by river.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: North Tzoumerka, North Tzoumerka, Ioannina Region, Epirus
Plaka Bridge is a 19th-century stone one-arch bridge in Greece. With its arch of 40 metres (130 ft) width and 17.61 m (57 ft 9 in) height, it was the largest one-arch bridge in Greece and the Balkans, and the third largest one-arch stone bridge in Europe. It also had two small auxiliary arches of 6 metres (20 ft) width on its two sides. It was considered one of the most difficult, single-arch bridges to construct.
Duration: 30 minutes
