Trekking and rafting in Tzoumerka mountains

Hi folks,

Last August I bent my own rules that state: every year I shall spend my summer vacations in Crete. Well not quite, I shared my time between Crete and Epirus. Epirus is not the best known destination in greece but it's worth a visit. Well I was there for one week and I got to see a lot. My friend Stati was kind enough to invite me for a few days at his mother's place. A small village called Megarchi near Arta.

Arta is a medium provincial town on the Amvrakikos gulf. The town is famous for a beautiful stone brige across the Arachtos river. The landscape there is not much different from what I'm used to see in northern Crete. Rocky hills and olive trees everywhere. However, not far away (one hour drive towards Ioannina) Tzoumerka stands as a mountain range of southern Pindos, with quite different landscapes. Read more