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Greece is better known for its sea, but the mainland holds a varied set of lakes, from the Prespa lakes on the northern border to the lagoon of Messolonghi on the Gulf of Patras.
In the north, Kastoria sits on a peninsula in Lake Orestiada, and Kerkini, a reservoir on the Strymon, has become one of Europe's great places for birds, with Dalmatian pelicans close to the boats. Lake Doiran is shared with North Macedonia, and in the Peloponnese, Stymphalia is a reedy karst lake below the mountains of Corinthia.
In Epirus, Ioannina looks out over Lake Pamvotida and its inhabited island, and further south Trichonida is the largest natural lake in Greece.
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Photo: Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0Albania (Southeastern Albania) · Greece (Western Macedonia) · North Macedonia (Pelagonia)
Lake Prespa is not one lake but two, Great Prespa and Little Prespa, set high in the mountains at the point where North Macedonia, Albania and Greece meet. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans. The area holds…
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91 lakes
Photo: Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0Albania (Southeastern Albania) · Greece (Western Macedonia) · North Macedonia (Pelagonia)
Tectonic · natural
Photo: Македонец · CC BY-SA 3.0Greece (Central Macedonia) · North Macedonia (Southeastern Region)
Karst, Tectonic · natural
Photo: Christaras A · CC BY 3.0Greece · Western Macedonia
Photo: Christaras A · CC BY-SA 3.0Greece · Central Macedonia
Tectonic · natural
Photo: C messier · CC BY-SA 3.0Greece · Central Greece · Western Greece
Reservoir · artificial
Photo: unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0Greece · Epirus
Tectonic · natural
Photo: Penny turner · CC BY-SA 4.0Greece · Central Macedonia
Photo: я · Public domainGreece · Thessaly
Reservoir · artificial
Photo: ulrichstill · CC BY-SA 2.0Greece · Peloponnese
Karst · natural
Photo: EviFast7 · CC BY-SA 4.0Greece · Western Greece
Tectonic · natural
Photo: w:Подпоручикъ · CC BY-SA 3.0Greece · Central Macedonia · Western Macedonia
Tectonic · natural
Photo: Iraklis Apergis · CC BY-SA 4.0Greece · Central Macedonia
Tectonic · natural
Activities in Greece
Floating islands, a tortoise island, a church standing in the water, a lake that turns into a football pitch and remote Prokletije lakes: seven off-the-beaten-path lake stops in the Balkans.
Looking for a beach holiday without the Adriatic crowds? Six Balkan lakes with warm water, real beaches and room to breathe, with water temperatures, facilities and how to get there.
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