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North of Athens, one may find many beautiful places for vacations, relaxation or for various activities.
The area has low tourist load, safe for the period July 15th to August 25th, when crowds of Athenian vacationers arrive. The area is ideal for those who seek beautiful, but relatively quiet places for relaxation, swimming, hiking or other activities.
There are lots of nice places, as well as beautiful small beaches and nice mountains. Athens is close, so one a day trip there is easy to program to visit Acropolis or the museums and return to the sea.
Needless to say, that the area also has a long long history and many archaeological sites, though less well known than other Greek sites.
The food is good or very good. When the weather is nice, one may enjoy his/her meal on the beach, exactly next to the water.
I live at Oropos, the largest municipality by area in the vicinity. I decided to set up this blog to present the places I like, the places I like visiting. Maybe, I shall persuade you to visit the area North of Athens.
Please, follow the tabs above to discover what I like
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Here, one may find posts about various activities that could be of interest to the visitor, be it swimming, sea sports, walks, hiking, fishing or more specialized like bird watching.
Domain Lazarides Winery “Oenotria Land” at Kapandriti
About 2 km from the centre of Kapandriti village, going towards the sea, the visitor shall find the “Oenotria Land” winery.
The winery is situated on a one hectare land. The building complex includes the winery, the cellars, the “Wine Museum”, and tasting and … Read MoreLittle egrets (Egretta garzetta) and other birds at Oropos lagoon.
Oropos wetland is one the most important breeding areas in the prefecture of Attica, Greece. It is the remnant of a much bigger wetland that included the estuaries of Asopos river, 2 km away.
Unfortunately, the development of holiday settlements occupied … Read MoreThe Oropos lagoon from the west. Two little egrets (Egretta garzetta) just visible
The municipality of Oropos is situated 51 km north of Athens. The municipality covers a very big area, starting from the sea (South Evia golf) and ranging up to the mountain of Parnes.
One of its … Read More -
In this section, one may find posts about the towns and villages of the area, through the eyes of the visitor or tourist.
5/5/2019 Posts in this section are coming soon.
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Please, find here descriptions of restaurants, bars or coffee shops that I have chosen and visited.
5/5/2019 Posts in this section are coming soon.
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In the blog section, I post on issues that concern this area and its development. This is the section where I include remarks about what I like and what I dislike.
Sheep browsing on the lagoon, whilst the shepherd watches on them from his truck.
Last Thursday at dusk, the birds at the Oropos lagoon encountered a nasty surprise. A folk of a few hundred sheep grazed on the lagoon;s vegetation, tramping on their nests. Some terns were flying around shouting, … Read MoreOropos lagoon photographed from northeast.
The wetlands and the lagoon at Oropos are important breeding and sojourning areas for many bird species.
However, the wetlands area has declined to less than 25% of the area 50 years ago, due to residential development pressure and reckless use.
The main area of … Read MoreBeautiful flowers (Anthemis maritima) at Oropos wetlands.
It was a tiny humble hillock, that got full of beautiful flowers every spring. The flowers were mainly daisies Anthemis maritima. It was a pleasure for the eyes, a bless for the beach. It was situated between the beach and the … Read More
