Prespes lakes are the
highest located (800m above sea level) lakes in all Balkans, and lie in three
countries. The bigger lake (the greek name is as simple as “the big prespa lake”)
belongs in 2/3 to Skopja, in about 1/5 to Greece
and the smallest part to Albania,
while the smaller one (again the name is “the small prespa lake”) is mostly
greek with very little part in Albania.
The region is
considered as underdeveloped, as a result of many years of strong military
presence and limited civilian access. This has changed over last decade and
region became a major tourist attraction for both winter and summer seasons.
Also, with its unique fauna and flora, it is a popular destination for
ornithologists and botanists coming from all over the world to study wildlife
(bears, wolves, pelicans). Villages like Psarades, Agios Germanos, Agios
Achillis are renovated with traditional style, stone houses and narrow steep
paths.
The first photo was
taken from the shore of the Big Prespa, just next to monastery of Saint
Eleousa, accessible only by boat from Psarades. The other is a panoramic view
over the lakes taken from nearby peaks of Varnountas range, south east from the
lakes.
Photo1: NIKON D70s, AP, f 1/6.3, 1/2000s, -0.3EV, f=33
mm (for 35mm), GIMP software
Photo2: NIKON D70s, AP, f 1/8, 1/640s, -0.3EV, f=52 mm
(for 35mm), GIMP software
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