Vikos Gorge, Vikos–Aoös National Park

Name: Vikos Gorge
Address: Vikos–Aoös National Park, Greece

#2 among attractions in Vikos–Aoös National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Canyon

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The Vikos Gorge or Vikos Canyon is a gorge in the Pindus Mountains of north-western Greece. It lies on the southern slopes of Mount Tymphe with a length of about 32 km, depth ranging from 120 to 1350 m, and a width ranging from 2500 m to only a few meters at its narrowest part. ()

Local name: Φαράγγι του Βίκου Coordinates: 39°58'10"N, 20°43'42"E

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Day trips

Vikos Gorge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Drakolimni, Tymfi, Pindus, Megalakkos.

3.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Drakolimni, Vikos–Aoös National Park
90 min walk • Drakolimni 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.
4.7 miE
Nature trails to a remote rocky summit
Tymfi, Vikos–Aoös National Park
119 min walk • Tymfi or Tymphe, Timfi, also Tymphi is a mountain in the northern Pindus mountain range, northwestern Greece. It is part of the regional unit of Ioannina and lies in the region of Zagori, just a few metres south of the 40° parallel.
2.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Pindus, Vikos–Aoös National Park
62 min walk • The Pindus is a mountain range located in Northern Greece and Southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km long, with a maximum elevation of 2,637 metres.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Megalakkos
85 min walk • The Megalakkos is a rock shelter located north of the village of Kleidonia in the Ioannina regional unit and around 500 m east of the Kleidi Cave, northwestern Greece. It sits atop the northern bank of the Voidomatis river valley.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Kleidi Cave
85 min walk • Klithi or Kleidi Cave is located to the north of the village of Kleidonia in the Ioannina regional unit and around 500 m west of the Megalakkos Cave, northwestern Greece. It is situated atop the northern bank of the Voidomatis river valley.
5.6 miN
Locality
Konitsa
142 min walk • Konitsa is a town of Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. It is located north of the capital Ioannina and near the Albanian border. Northeast of Konitsa lies a group of villages known as the Zagorochoria.
2.2 miE
39°58'44"N • 20°46'7"E
Timfi mounatain refuge "D.Georgoulis", Vikos–Aoös National Park
57 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut