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Kastoria

Western Macedonia

A lake town of Byzantine churches and old fur traders' mansions, on a peninsula in Lake Orestiada.

Photo: Jolovema · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to Kastoria is being written. It's on the Northern Greece list as If You're Nearby.

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Spiritual · UNESCO

Meteora

Thessaly
About 58 miles away

Monasteries perched on top of giant rock pillars.

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Mountains · UNESCO

Zagori

Epirus
About 54 miles away

Stone villages and arched bridges in the mountains, beside the Vikos Gorge.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Delphi

Central Greece
About 155 miles away

The ancient oracle's mountainside sanctuary, on the slopes of Mount Parnassus.

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Northern Greece

Thessaloniki, Mount Olympus and the Vikos Gorge.

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