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National parks in Greece

Greece has 25 national parks in this guide. The oldest is Mount Olympus National Park (1938); the largest is Rodopi Mountain Range National Park (1,700 km²).

Mount Olympus National ParkGreece · Thessaly and Central MacedoniaMytikasGreece's highest mountain, with gorges and forests, in Thessaly and Central MacedoniaMountainsGorgesForestBest Jun–Sep

Pindus National ParkGreece · West Macedonia and EpirusValia CaldaBlack pine and beech forests, rocky ridges and bears in northern Greece's Pindus rangeMountainsForestMeadowsBest Jun–Sep

Vikos–Aoös National ParkGreece · EpirusVikos GorgeDeep limestone gorges, alpine lakes and stone-bridge villages in Epirus, northwest GreeceMountainsGorgesCavesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas Delta National ParkGreece · Central MacedoniaAxios DeltaLagoons, reedbeds and river deltas on the Thermaic Gulf in northern GreeceWetlandsCoastRiversBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National ParkGreece · Eastern Macedonia and ThraceDadia Ecotourism CentrePine and oak forest with vultures and raptors in Thrace, north-eastern GreeceForestMountainsMeadowsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

National Marine Park of ZakynthosGreece · Zakynthos, Ioanian IslandsSekaniaLoggerhead turtle nesting beaches and marine zones in Laganas bay, ZakynthosCoastWetlandsDunesBest May–Sep

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Evros Delta National ParkGreece · Eastern Macedonia and ThraceEvros Delta Information Centre (Traianoupolis)River delta wetland of lagoons, marshes and sandbanks in Evros, GreeceWetlandsCoastRivers

Rodopi Mountain Range National ParkGreece · Drama and XanthiNestos riverVast mixed forests of oak, spruce and beech along Greece's Bulgarian borderMountainsForestRiversBest May–Sep

Schinias Marathon National ParkGreece · AtticaKoukounaries forestCoastal pine forest, wetland and sea bay on Attica's Marathon plainCoastWetlandsForestBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Missolonghi–Aitoliko Lagoons National ParkGreece · Western GreeceKentriki LimnothalassaShallow coastal lagoons between the Acheloos and Evinos rivers in western GreeceWetlandsCoastIslandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Ainos National ParkGreece · CephaloniaMountain national park on Mount Ainos on the Greek island of CephaloniaMountainsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Kotychi and Strofylia Wetlands National ParkGreece · Western GreeceKotychi Lagoon (Λιμνοθάλασσα Κοτυχίου)Lagoon, marshes, dunes and pine forest on the coast of Achaea and IliaWetlandsCoastForestBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace National ParkGreece · Eastern Macedonia and ThraceNestos DeltaRiver delta, coastal lagoons and two lakes in Greek Thrace and Eastern MacedoniaWetlandsLakesRiversBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Amvrakikos Wetlands National ParkGreece · Epirus, Western GreeceAmvrakikos Gulf (Αμβρακικός Κόλπος)Lagoons and wetlands around the Gulf of Amvrakikos in western GreeceWetlandsCoastBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Tzoumerka, Peristeri and Arachthos Gorge National ParkGreece · EpirusPlaka BridgeMountain massif of waterfalls, stone villages and gorges in Epirus, GreeceMountainsWaterfallsRiversBest May–Aug

Chelmos-Vouraikos National ParkGreece · Western GreeceVouraïkós gorgeLimestone massif, river gorge and underground lakes in the northern PeloponneseMountainsGorgesCavesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Samaria National ParkGreece · CreteSamariá GorgeA World Biosphere Reserve gorge in the White Mountains of CreteMountainsGorgesBest May–Oct

Lake Kerkini National ParkGreece · Central MacedoniaLake Kerkini (Λίμνη Κερκίνης)Protected lake and mountains in northern Greece, near Lake KerkiniLakesMountainsWetlandsBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Parnitha National ParkGreece · AtticaKaravolaFir and Aleppo pine forest on the mountain north of AthensMountainsForestCavesBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Parnassos National ParkGreece · Central GreeceDelphi archaeological siteForested peaks and birdlife above the ancient site of Delphi in GreeceMountainsForestHistoryBest May–Jun

Prespa National Park (Greece)Greece · Western MacedoniaSmall Prespa LakeWetlands, pelican colonies and two lakes in Western Macedonia, GreeceLakesWetlandsMountainsBest Apr–Jun, Sep

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Lakes Koronia-Volvi and the Macedonian Tempe National ParkGreece · Central MacedoniaLake VólviTwo wetland lakes and the Rentína gorge in northern GreeceLakesWetlandsGorges

Sounio National ParkGreece · AtticaTemple of PoseidonCoastal cliffs, Aleppo pine forest and an ancient temple in south-eastern AtticaCoastForestCavesBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Oiti National ParkGreece · Central GreeceHigh-altitude flower meadows and fir forests on Mount Oiti in GreeceMountainsForestMeadowsBest May–Sep

Nestos Delta and lakes Vistonida-Ismarida National ParkGreece · Eastern Macedonia and ThraceNestos GorgeFloodplain forest, lagoons and lakes around the Nestos river in northern GreeceRiversGorgesWetlandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

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