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Zagori: region of outstanding natural beauty, UNESCO World Heritage in Greece, Vikos to Konitsa

Zagori is a region, a municipality, and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the Pindus mountains in Epirus, in northwestern Greece. It has an area of some 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) and contains 46 villages known as Zagori villages (or Zagorochoria or Zagorohoria), and is in the shape of an upturned equilateral triangle.Zagori is an area of great natural beauty, with striking geology and two National Parks, one including the river Aoos and the Vikos Gorge, the other around Valia Kalda, to the east of the imposing snow-capped Mt Tymphe. The 46 or so villages of Zagori were interconnected by mountain roads and traditional arched stone bridges until modern roads were opened in the 1950s. The stone arched bridges ( about 160 of them) were built in the 18th century to replace older wooden bridges.The Vikos Gorge or Vikos Canyon at the heart of the Vikos–Aoös National Park, is the most impressive natural feature of the region. A seasonal river runs through the Vikos Gorge which is about 38 km long. The deepest part of the gorge is about 12 km long. The Vikos Gorge at 990m deep near Monodendri while Mt Tymphe, in which it lies, is 1350 m at its highest peak. It is one of the deepest gorges in the world, indeed the deepest in proportion to its width Greece is a cradle of western civilization, cradle of science ( most scientific discipline names came from Greek) democracy, theater, literature , logic, You name it Without this tiny on a global scale piece of land the population of humankind could easily be 10 times less than it is now and most of us might be still clad in animal skins and sleep on the ground on the same kind of skins. I visited Greece for the 4[th time in October 2025 with my wife and three kids. My wife drove our rented car for 2690 km 8 day trip over at least 16 destinations, including 11 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Mycenae and Tityns, Epidaurus, Mystra, Bassae ( Apollo Temple), Olympia, Vergina ( Philip Tomb) . Meteora, Zagori (+ Vikos gorge), Delphi, H. Loukas Monastery, Acropolis of Athens, etc. Other prominent places include Nafplio, Monemvasia, Ioannina, Lamia, Konitsa etc. Those make up only a small minority among 399 UNESCO World Heritage sites and 87 countries that I have visited. In addition to 100s of cities, towns, museums churches and cathedral there many dozen of mountains and trails that I hiked or climbed by myself or with my children and wife as high as Peak Lenin 7134 m, including Elbrus ,5642 that I climbed to the summit 5 times with my wife and children as young as 8, 9,14 ( in 3 different expeditions with children), Ojos del Salado ( stopping 40-50 m below the summit watching my 9-year old son Peter summiting this highest volcano on Earth 6893 m ), John Muir Trail ( 360 km in 12 days) , Capital Peak with 7 year old Yunona Bukasova, North to South Rim of Grand Canyon, 42 km in 17 hours with 5 and 7 year old Alice and Yunona and so on . Some other videos representing 1000+ video on my channel about the majority of 87 countries and 399 UNESCO World Heritage sites that I visited up to date Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria 5900 km trip in 2025 Plus Many Other Places, Around the World    • Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria 5900 km trip in...   Greece 2025 trip: 2690 km Mycenae, Monemvasia to Meteora & Vikos Gorge, 11 UNESCO WHS in 8 days    • Greece 2025 trip: 2690 km  Mycenae, Monemv...   Esterhazy Palace: Hungarian Versailles near Fertod, Hungary    • Esterhazy Palace: Hungarian Versailles nea...   Louvre, the best Museum of the world: ~2000 images in 7.5 hours; drinking beauty with S22    • Louvre, the best Museum of the world: ~200...   Italy 39 out of 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy , the most culturally reach country of the world and likely the most artistically creative    • Italy 39 out of 58 UNESCO World Heritage S...   Santa Cruz the best Trek in Huaraz, Peru 4 day 52 km 4750 m above see level hiked by Victor, age 6 Video link    • Santa Cruz the best Trek in Huaraz, Peru 4...   Amiens Cathedral is the Largest in France , UNESCO World Heritage since 1981    • Amiens Cathedral  is the Largest in France...   The most well rounded girl , Yunona Bukasova; Elbrus, 5642 m at age 9 and math IQ 190, age 10.5    • . The most well rounded girl , Yunona Buka...