Lakes Koronia-Volvi and the Macedonian Tempe National Park
Two wetland lakes and the Rentína gorge in northern Greece
Lake Vólvi, the second-largest natural lake in Greece, and shallow Lake Korónia anchor a wetland park that ends in the Macedonian Tempe, the Rentína gorge where the Ríchios river flows to the Strymonic Gulf. The park lies east of Thessaloniki.
Things to do
- WildlifeWatch migratory and wintering birds around Lake Vólvi and Lake Korónia
- On footWalk the Apollonía forest of moisture-loving vegetation south of Lake Vólvi
- Try thisFollow the Ríchios river through the Rentína gorge (Macedonian Tempe)
- Try thisLook for Lake Vólvi's endemic fish, Alosa macedonica and Alburnus volviticus, in its waters
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Rentína gorge (Macedonian Tempe)
The gorge in the far east where the Ríchios flows to the Strymonic Gulf.