Day Trip to Aridea & Edessa

Edessa is a well-known city in Central Macedonia, Greece. Local people use to call it ‘The city of waters’. Its main attraction is the waterfalls, which are located in the centre of the city. The waterfalls of Edessa are the biggest ones in the Balkans. The huge trees surrounding the waterfalls, combined with the graphical bridges and the majestic view of the nature around, create a unique experience that explains why so many people every year visit them!

Kerkini Lake, one of the most relevant birding sites

As the area is naturally a marshland, it is home to buffaloes and other wild life. This excursion will let you enjoy one of the most unknown and original regions of northern Greece. In the proximity of the lake you can enjoy a boat tour, rent a bike or make a horse ride. You can enjoy a long walking and stop at a local coffee shop or tavern to taste the local products, take beautiful pictures, and breathe unpolluted air. The natural beauty of the region, the high ecological significance of the lake and its contribution to the agricultural development of the surrounding valley are the reasons that make it worth visiting.

Kerkini Lake is an artificial lake in north – eastern Greece, around 100 km. away from Thessaloniki, in a natural region most unspoiled and famous for its beautiful landscapes of forests and mountains, green planes and water streams. Through artificial, Kerkini Lake has turned into an important landmark where wildlife has been able to develop. Today this is one of the most relevant birding sites, as it is located along the migratory flyway from the Balkans to the Aegean Sea.