Drakolimni
Sign in to savethumb|350px|Panoramic image of Drakolimni of Tymfi, with Ploskos peak (center) and Astraka peak (right) thumb Drakolimni (, "Dragon Lake") is the name of several alpine or sub-alpine lakes in northwestern Greece Epirus region: the ones in mountain Tymfi and Smolikas are the most widely known. According to local folktales the lakes used to be inhabited by dragons who fought each other by throwing pines and rocks and thus created the peculiar landscape and gave their names to the lakes.
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- Instance of
- tarn
- Subclass of
- lake
- Has part
- Lake Gkistova
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Epirus Region
- Image
- Η δρακόλιμνη της Τύμφης.jpg
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3 sectionsContents
- Drakolimni of Tymfi
- Drakolimni of Smolikas
- Footnotes
thumb|350px|Panoramic image of Drakolimni of Tymfi, with Ploskos peak (center) and Astraka peak (right) thumb Drakolimni (, "Dragon Lake") is the name of several alpine or sub-alpine lakes in northwestern Greece Epirus region: the ones in mountain Tymfi and Smolikas are the most widely known. According to local folktales the lakes used to be inhabited by dragons who fought each other by throwing pines and rocks and thus created the peculiar landscape and gave their names to the lakes.
== Drakolimni of Tymfi == The first lake resides at an altitude of 2050 m above sea level, on the mountain range of Tymfi, in Vikos–Aoös National Park. It is overlooked by the nearby peaks of Ploskos (Greek: Πλόσκος) and Astraka (Greek: Αστράκα). At 5 hours walking distance from the village of Papingo, the lake is a popular trekking destination in the Vikos–Aoös National Park. The lake is inhabited by a species of alpine newt.