A hidden gem of Greece. Vikos Gorge holds a Guinness world record for being the deepest gorge in the world. I went to see…
The Vikos Gorge is in the north of the Pindus Mountains, about 20 miles from the Albanian border. I parked the van in the village of Monodendri and spent a couple of days walking and cycling. This is a huge area of wilderness. It’s really starting to feel quite different as I go more north.
- Part of the Vikos-Aoos National Park of Northern Greece–home to wildcats, brown bears wild horses, falcons, vultures
- The gorge is about 20km long
- The deepest part of the gorge (about 1000m) can be seen from Oxia, which is not on Google maps but is a km from the village of Monodendri
- You can hike the full length of it (takes 6 hours) from Monodendri to Vikos
That was Vikos Gorge. It’s well worth a visit.
Now I carry on going North–see post on where I’m going.
WoW is all I can say !!
gorgous view. thanks so much for sharing!
Holy shit that is mad!
Tell me please that you are not the one who spray painted that poor rock!
I just got an email from someone asking if I spray painted an ancient rock. Subject: vandalism. So people think I went hiking with a can of spray paint? haha
That paint was put there for people’s safety, to mark the end of the path and to not go any further because it’s dangerous. It was in other places too, written in Greek and English