The Vikos gorge

Vikkos (7)

The Vikos gorge It is a charming place in the north of mainland Greece. It has a length of 12 km and a depth of 990 meters. The gorge begins at the Monodendri village at 1090 meters above sea level, and ends in the villages of Megalo Papingo and Mikro Papingo. Since 1997, it has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records, for having a depth of 990 meters, with only 1100 meters of separation between the walls.

When you get out of monodendri the path to the gorge with a lot of vegetation is already there, there you pass by the Agia Paraskevi Monastery, and from there there is a path that borders the precipice. In this month of January it seems that you are walking through different countries, on the one hand vegetation, on the other hand snow. After the descent there are about four hours to reach the towns of Megalo and Mikro and from there you reach vikos.

An important fact is to know that the tour never takes less than 8 hours, so that the night does not fall. The car must be left in monodendri, you can't get there by car. Many thousands of visitors arrive per year to admire the views and the fabulous gorge of vikosThere are different paths for hiking, you must take the one that best suits the physical condition of each one. The walls of the throat of vikos They are totally vertical, it is impressive to stop to look at those monsters that generate a host of sensations. The Voidomatis River flows more than 1000 m below the stone walls.

You can go up to a kind of impressive hole, open in the wall and some follow a little longer.

One of the main roads they travel throat It is carved out of the rock and there is no qualification for such beauty.


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