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A little break as we wind towards the end of our East Crete Upland Village Tour. This week sees

The Hellenic Ornithological Society

Hellenic Ornithological Society is a conservation non-governmental organization for the protection of wild birds and their habitats in Greece. It

There are 130 species of wild flowers and herbs unique to Crete The flora of Crete is at its best

► The Environmental Education Center (E.E.C.) of Kastoria was founded after a programmatic pact between the Greek Ministry of Education

Before you visit the Olympus National Park, it is a good idea to look at the Olympic National Park Information

Two freshwater lakes, shared by Greece, Albania and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, occupying an enclosed mountain basin fed

A Pliocene Lake (2-3 million years old), providing important feeding areas for large numbers of the Pelicans that breed nearby

Two freshwater lakes connected by a narrow channel, fringed by reedbeds, patches of woodland, and surrounded by arable land. The

Near the border between Greece, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia, an nutrient-rich, freshwater reservoir in an alluvial plain between mountain

The site includes a wetland complex, encompassing a coastal lake (Vistonis), the Porto Lagos saline lagoon, six shallow saltwater adjoining