About Kokkinopilos

You can visit the area from two places:

From the side of national road of Preveza-Ioannina, where you park near the village of Agios Georgios and walk for about 500 meters until you arrive.

From the provincial road Limni Zirou – Rizovouni – Stefani, where you leave your car at the point where there is a sign “to Kokkinopilos”, you walk through the forest for about 1.5 km and you will find the hills of Kokkinopilos.

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These are limestone rock formations that cause admiration. They are made out of stone slabs, one above the other, which seems to have been placed by a human hand. They are between 160 and 35 million years old.

Corrosion from rain and wind has brought this effect.

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The Baros Pass is one of the three accessible mountain passes from Epirus to Thessaly. Until 1912, it marked the Greek-Turkish border. This mountainous passage was known for centuries to the caravans that transported people and goods, as well as to the shepherds of Pindos who would bring their flocks from the winter pastures of Thessaly to the alpine meadows of Pindos every summer for free grazing.

Additionally, it was a strategic point, essential for the movement of the army between Epirus and Thessaly. At that time, the villages in the area were vibrant. However, later, the Civil War and new living conditions led to the area being deserted, and the Baros Pass fell into disuse and was forgotten.

For many years, road opening and asphalting works were carried out, and in 2014, the last section was paved. The route from the Baros Pass to the villages of Aspropotamos is one of the most beautiful. A stop at the high point allows the eye to travel to the peaks of Lakmos. The peaks of Bourdougani and Botai attract attention, and to the right, the summit of Tsiouma Plastari, part of the Kakarditsa massif, descends into the Negri stream, which flows into Aspropotamos.

Starting from the high point and descending, you pass through the impressive alpine and subalpine zone with rocky formations that serve as a refuge for many bird species. At the lower elevation of the route begins a forest of firs, black pines, and beeches, and further down, there are dense oak forests. In the streams, with the main one being the Negri stream, forests of various broadleaves and a few large Rombola pines prevail.

Before exiting to the main road artery of the Aspropotamos area, you will find the monastery of Panagia Galaktotrofousa, founded in 1799, and the two-arched stone bridge of Michos.

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It is truly one of the finest and most spectacular viewpoints of the canyon. At this point, you are in the middle of the gorge and just across is the Great Pit, an offshoot of the gorge of Vikos.

The gorge has 12km length, a depth of over 900 meters and 1,100 meters width. For these dimensions it was recorded in the Guinness record as the deepest canyon in the world in proportion to its width.

You can also cross Vikos gorge while rafting the river Voidomatis and its crystal waters.

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A stone construction with use of “indigenous” stone with which renowned craftsmen built and linked the two villages! It was the entry to and exit of Vradeto since the current road was opened in the 1970s following pressure from some high rank at the time of military of Vradeto.

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