Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas Delta National Park
Lagoons, reedbeds and river deltas on the Thermaic Gulf in northern Greece
Three river deltas, the Axios, Haliacmon and Loudias, meet the Thermaic Gulf in a mosaic of lagoons, reedbeds, sand dunes and rice paddies. The park lies on one of Europe's main bird migration routes and has recorded 299 bird species.
Things to do
- Try thisLook for Dalmatian pelicans and greater flamingos among the lagoons
- On footWalk the sand dunes between the Alyki Kitrous lagoon and the Aegean sea, home to Hermann's tortoises
- WildlifeWatch the water buffalo herd at the mouth of the Gallikos river
- Try thisFollow the Axios riverbed through the alder, elm and willow forest along its banks