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Konitsa Destination Guide

Explore Konitsa in Greece

Konitsa in the region of Epirus with its 2,875 inhabitants is a town in Greece - some 214 mi or ( 344 km ) North-West of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Konitsa

Current time in Konitsa is now 03:56 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Geroplatanos, Vrysochorion, Vradeton, Iliochorion, and Sarandë. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Geroplatanos . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Konitsa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

4th VARADERO FORUM MEETING

1:56 min by GeorgeXLV
Views: 147253 Rating: 3.38

4th VARADERO FORUM MEETING ..

Timfi - Τύμφη (Drakolimni Gamila - Δρακόλιμνη Γκαμήλα) 2011

2:18 min by 8975684
Views: 1595 Rating: 5.00

Drakolimni (Δρακολίμνη, Dragon lake) Gamila Peak and Astraka ..


karnavali konitsa 2009

9:02 min by costasnn
Views: 1555 Rating: 3.00

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Gamila. Mt, (2497m) Greece

3:56 min by krog65
Views: 1098 Rating: 4.33

Trek to Gamila 2497m. A mountain in northern Greece. Oros Tymphi. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pindus

The Pindus (also Pindos or Pindhos) mountain range is located in northern Greece and southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km long, with a maximum elevation of 2,637 m. Because it runs along the border of Thessaly and Epirus, the Pindus range is often called the "spine of Greece". The mountain range stretches from near the Greek-Albanian borders in Northern Epirus, entering the Epirus region and Macedonia region in northern Greece down to the north of the Peloponnese.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.00 20.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of Albania, Mountain ranges of Greece, National parks of Greece, Physiographic sections

Drakolimni

Drakolimni (Greek: Δρακολίμνη, Dragon lake) is the name of several alpine or sub-alpine lakes in northwestern Greece Epirus region: the ones in mountain Tymfi and Smolikas are the most widely known. According to local folktales the lakes used to be inhabited by dragons who fought each other by throwing pines and rocks and thus created the peculiar landscape and gave their names to the lakes.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.99 20.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Ioannina (regional unit), Lakes of Greece, Mountain lakes, Zagori

Vikos Gorge

The Vikos Gorge (Greek: Φαράγγι του Βίκου) is a gorge in the Pindus Mountains of northern Greece. It lies on the southern slopes of Mount Tymfi, with a length of about 20 km, depth ranging from 450 m to 1600 m and width from 400 m to some metres at its narrowest part. Vikos is listed as the deepest gorge in the world by the Guinness Book of Records among others.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.97 20.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Canyons and gorges of Greece, Geography of Ioannina (regional unit), Visitor attractions in Ioannina (regional unit), Zagori

Vikos, Ioannina

Vikos, also known as Vitsiko, is a village in the Central Zagori municipal unit in Ioannina regional unit, Greece. It lies at the northern end of the Vikos Gorge. A paved path leads from the village to the Voidomatis springs in the gorge.

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Located at 39.95 20.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit)

Sarantaporos (Epirus)

The Sarantaporos is a river in northwestern Greece and southern Albania. It is a right tributary of the river Vjosë (Aoos), which flows into the Adriatic Sea. Its length is 50 km, of which the final approx. 10 km form the border between Greece and Albania. Its source is between the mountain ranges Gramos and Voio, in the Kastoria regional unit. It flows through the municipal units Arrenes, Mastorochoria and Konitsa in Greece, and the municipalities Qendër Leskovik and Çarshovë in Albania.

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Located at 40.07 20.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Epirus, International rivers of Europe, Rivers of Albania, Rivers of Greece

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Konitsa