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Seih Sou or Seikh Su (Σέιχ Σου, from Turkish: Şeyh Su, meaning the Sheikh's Water), also known as Kedrinos Lofos (Greek: Κέδρινος Λόφος, Cedar Hill), is a hilltop forest just to the north and northeast of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, that rises to the west of Mount Chortiatis. The forest covers 2,979 hectares (7,361 ...
Forests of Aleppo Pine cover all slopes beneath 1,000 m altitude, and are often threatened by forest fires, such as happened in 2005, 2007, 2021 and 2023. Above 1,000 m it is covered principally in Greek Fir , [ 5 ] grasses and shrubbery , and beneath 300 m mainly farmlands and suburban housing to the east.
Forest villages (Greek: δασικά χωριά, sing. δασικό χωριό) are artificially created villages in remote mountainous regions of Greece established by law in 1995 (FEK 170/Β/14-3-1995) for tourism purposes.
The Rodopi Mountain Range National Park (Greek: Εθνικό Πάρκο Οροσειράς Ροδόπης) is a national park in Greece, situated in the central-west massif of the Greek section of the Rhodope Mountains. [1] It covers an area of approximately 170,000 hectares and includes the largest and most productive forest ecosystems in ...
The area is a popular tourist destination due to the river, the forest with palm trees in the gorge, and the sandy beach with clear waters. On the beach, there is a rock in the shape of a heart "The stone of lovers" according to the locals. The beach is regularly served by tourist boats from the nearby resort of Plakias. On August 22, 2010, a ...
Crete lies in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Aegean Sea is to the north, and the Libyan Sea is to the south. It is about 160 km south of the Greek mainland. Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean, with an area of 8,336 km 2.
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The present location of the village is fairly new. Before 1943, the village was located more westerly, near the river. In 1943, the village was burned down in by the German Army during the German occupation of Greece. Along the driveway from Trikala to Elati is the Porta Panagia church, built in 1283 in the village of Pyli.