Vikos Gorge

The gorge of Vikos is one of the most famous in Greece. It is located 30 kilometers northwest of Ioannina and is the deepest gorge in the world, according to the Guinness Book. It is the core of the Vikos-Aoos National Park, where a great variety of rare flora and fauna can be found. The gorge of Vikos from Belois. The canyon is 20 kilometers long and in many places the depth exceeds 1,000 meters. The tributary of Aooh, Voidomatis, which runs through it, has water all the seasons. The gorge was created after intense geological redevelopments during the geological seasons. The first traces of human activity in the area that have been identified were dated to 40,000 BC. The flora found in the area of ​​the gorge is of a particularly large variety. Characteristically, until the beginning of the 20th century, the herbs of the gorge were used by practitioners, the so-called “witches”, for therapeutic purposes.
The Vikos Gorge is a popular tourist route. The tour for an experienced team lasts from 4 hours to 5 hours, offering wonderful pictures. From the village of Vradeto in Belois, as well as from the position of Oxia, the view to the gorge is panoramic.
In the area of ​​the gorge is strictly prohibited any human activity related to livestock farming and, of course, logging.

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