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Vikos–Aoοs National Park
Vikos-Aoos National Park is a protected area of natural wealth, north of the city of Ioannina, in Zagori, Epirus. It was officially restored in 1973 and borders the Northeast with Pindos-Valia Calda National Park. The area is part of the European network of Natura 2000 protected areas and stands out for its intense changes to the natural landscape: lush valleys are complemented by small corals.
The Vikos-Aoos area, which is one of the ten national parks in Greece, includes the Vikos Gorge which forms the core of the park as well as the Tymfi mountain range, the Aoos ravine as well as a series of traditionally preserved settlements. It has also been called the "Great Peak Forest" because of the steep and high peaks of the area, the highest is Gamila (2.497m) in Tymfi. It has an area of 122.250 ha, of which 34.120 ha is its main core. The area has an extremely rare and sensitive ecosystem, which is why no human activity is allowed, except for daytime sightseeing and recreation.
To the west of the park is the Vikos ravine that crosses the western and central Zagori, starting north of Vikos village and ending southeast of the villages of Koukouli and Kipi. Traces of human activity have been identified since 40.000 BC. The canyon is aquifers and extends 12 kilometers in length and is listed in the Guinness Book as the smallest open canyon in the world, with a depth of more than 1.000 meters being the deepest canyon in the world. Its width varies from 100 to 1.000 meters. The tributary of Aoos, Voidomatis, which runs through the canyon only has seasonal water.
The river Aoos in the northern part of the forest crosses particularly dense vegetation. The river runs through the slopes of Tymfi, Trapezitsa and Radovouni. The length of the ravine is 8 kilometers in total and its width ranges from 300 meters to 2.5 kilometers. They are generally one of the popular destinations for canoeing and rafting (it offers different levels of difficulty depending on the river section). At the height of the waterfall of Gravos lies the historic Monastery of Stomio, built in 1774. It is characteristic of the large monotonous bridge of Aoos (1780), which marks the northern border of the Forest.
Endemic rare and unique species of plants such as Valeriana epirota, Centaurea pawlovskii, Lilium carniolicum, Ramonda sebrica, Achilea abrotanoides etc. adorn the park and garner worldwide scientific interest.
Like the flora, the fauna has an excellent variety of species. The brown bear (Ursus arctos), the wolf (Canis lupus), the otter (Lutra lutra) and many smaller carnivores, rodents, etc. live in the forest. The wild boar (Rupicapra rupicapra) lives on the most inaccessible rocky slopes, while significant numbers of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) feed on the dense forests.
Within the boundaries of the park there are some of the main villages of Zagori with rich history and cultural tradition. These are Monodendri, Vikos and the Megalo and Mikro Papigo.