12 Ski Centers that you must visit in Northern Greece!
Winter is one of the most picturesque seasons. From the first days of his arrival he covers the last red shades of autumn with a white veil. The snow especially in Northern Greece can be enjoyed from the middle of November with the warm wooden chalets lit by their fireplaces. And the ski resorts to polish the equipment. If you missed a cup of hot cocoa at a ski resort or the difficult slopes then you can only visit the following 12 centers in Northern Greece
For many, Arachova in Northern Greece, since walking at night in the cobbled alleys of Agios Athanasios you can see a flash to light in front of your eyes. The weekends are now many carats and the restoration of old stone houses, by well-known businessmen of Thessaloniki, has transformed the place into the winter version of secular Halkidiki.
At a distance of 135 km from Thessaloniki, you reach via Edessa, and meet the mountain Vora. The locals from the years of Ottoman rule call it Kaimaktsalan, which means white peak.
12 Ski Centers that you must visit in Northern Greece!
Here you will find the highest point for skiing in Greece, 2480 meters. The view from there is incredible and of course overlooks except Lake Vegoritida and the areas of Skopje. The crowds that are observed on the weekends due to the short distance from Thessaloniki are large, nevertheless the seven lifts in total and the fourteen slopes of every difficulty, from simple learning for infants, to racing compensate the thousands of skiers.
12 Ski Centers that you must visit in Northern Greece!
A special element is the special fun park for those who do snowboarding with routes designed for the board. Special experience the cross country track of five kilometers and the snow mobile track. The situation in the chalet is reminiscent of a rush hour club, the music is usually deafening and if you are looking for relaxation you have missed out. You come to see you and see them. Accommodation in one of the many hostels of Agios Athanasios with sauna and whirlpool, or in Panagitsa where the situation is clearly more humane, there is no traffic jams of cars and people and its aesthetics with stylish furniture and fabrics Ralf Lauren and the unique Cigar Corner together with local specialties will compensate you, along with the lake view.
Food in Agios Athanasios. In the evening the bars are many and the fun lasts all night. Consider it your duty to visit the famous baths of Pozar, near Aridea. After a long weekend of skiing, water scorching at 37 degrees and a dip outside the waterfall, even with snow, just before diving into the pool. Incredible rejuvenation. For adrenaline a paragliding flight is here to dare.
Before the development of all the newly built ski resorts of Northern Greece, it was one of the two classic choices of the Thessalonians. Just 108 km from the city, very close to Naoussa, with the beeches starring in the nature of the area, and the impressive hotel-chalet with the heated pool is an attraction.
Five lifts that take you up to 2005 meters, five slopes of every degree of difficulty, two beginners. Ski schools and equipment shops, as in all other and especially unforgettable nights in the chalet, if you find to stay. The advantage is the possibility of creating artificial snow whenever needed.
12 Ski Centers that you must visit in Northern Greece!
Naoussa with the classic place of recreation Agios Nikolaos in a verdant area has a rich night life in case you suffer from deprivation syndrome. If you are here you will not miss to visit the wineries that are part of the Wine Roads of Macedonia such as Boutari, Dalamaras and Kyr Giannis. Try the deep red wines and be guided to their places by experts. If you have not visited the archeological site of Vergina, the distance of just 30 kilometers will entice you to do so.
The ski resort near Drama is located in a landscape that justifies its name. In a literally bare mountain of trees, with three chalets at different heights, many shops with rental uniforms and whatever else you need, many motorbikes for snow rides, the largest of all the other ski resorts, so that there is no traffic jams with ice skates. It has been running for two decades but recent changes make it look new.
The installation and operation of the four-seater aerial detachable chair, 1500 m long, the second in Greece after Parnassos but the largest in length, makes the climb a real experience. The overlap of the rocky substrate in almost the entire area with a layer of soil and grassland vegetation, the absence of landslides, smooth slopes, alternating slopes and a variety of options for all levels of skis, the open horizons and wonderful views of the slopes to the lake Nestos and the Bulgarian border or to the Gorge of Towers, the plain of Drama, Paggaio, Thassos, Mount Athos, make skiing here a real experience.
12 Ski Centers that you must visit in Northern Greece!
Twenty-seven small or larger tracks for each level make your life easier. If you have never been to Drama before, the city offers many beauties inside. Visiting the Island for food especially on Sundays is a beautiful experience. Among the excursions that are worthwhile are the hiking in the famous forest of Elatia in Paranesti, a walk in Prosotsani and the river of Aggitis. Hotels and accommodation exist in the surrounding area Volaka, Granite, Nevrokopi and of course in Drama. If you are fascinated by the idea of the shelter, it accommodates up to 80 people. It is two hundred kilometers from Thessaloniki.
At an altitude of 1720 meters, is the, by far, the most beautiful ski resort in Greece. In the heart of Pindos and the Valia Calda National Park, in a verdant environment, with a total of twelve tracks for every taste, from very easy to learn, three in total, to relatively difficult, seven and two belonging to the category of the real test. One of the most avant-garde elements here is the possibility of night descents.
The slopes are illuminated and impressive torches create a magical setting, which together with the music and happenings offer the absolutely alternative for skiing. The prefecture of Grevena, having a truly amazing natural wealth, had been left behind for decades in claiming pie from winter tourism and so now the abandoned villages for years are being revived. In the last five years, investments have been made that bring the region to the fore.
The largest track in Greece, 3860 meters long, the new shelter-chalet Distrato that was inaugurated the year before last, the vegetation of the wonderful black pine, make the place ideal. A favorite hangout of snowboarders who consider the conditions ideal, with a total of five lifts, three sliding, two aerial and two baby lifts, Vasilitsa, which is 245 km from Thessaloniki and 45 from Grevena, is the ideal solution for a weekend in the snow. Accommodation is now easier than before, as many new hostels and rentals have opened.
Because you are in one of the most beautiful mountains of Greece, a walk is necessary, if conditions allow, in the Warm Valley, as the Vlach Valda Calda translates, with the Robola pines, if you can endure the hike Drakolimni, Arkoudorema, offered for ideal ascents. Also the bridges of the villages are of rare architecture. The night in the bars of Smixi becomes inseparable, as in the chalets, if you run out late. Here the snow melts more slowly than anywhere else, Pindos protects the area from south winds that soften the snow, so you can enjoy this ski resort until the end of spring.
Destination here is Serres. Start upside down. Have a coffee in the dozens of the city, do some nonsense on the sidewalks with the young people coming and going and then go up to 1600 meters of the ski resort. Beeches, firs, slopes in the trees are waiting for you. Like a shelter that needs to be booked in time for the night. In the chalet the view is magical in the forest and during the breaks of the descents a lot of people indulge in gambling.
The escapes around are many. From the famous cave of Alistrati that will leave you speechless to Kerkini with its rare habitat. Rafting, horseback riding or hiking and even orienteering await you. Here you will not find much variety on slopes and many lifts as in other ski resorts.
Two lifts and a main track. The highest peak, Ali Babas, as it is known is at 1850 meters, offers a unique view and fantasies as history says that up there were the harems of the local Turkish Beys! According to the legend, a young Christian woman jumped from here so as not to be forced to marry a Muslim. At 114 km from Thessaloniki.
The oldest ski resort in Greece, since 1934, is remembered by the people of Thessaloniki as the local Switzerland of the 70s. With thirteen downhill tracks, two endurance tracks, six sliding poles, one aerial and one children’s.
Just 110 km from Thessaloniki, which with Egnatia is shortened to forty minutes, is a place of even a day escape on the slope of Vermi. The first private ski center operates in the area with the possibility of accommodation, food and full coverage in equipment. However, if you decide to spend the night, Veria is next door.
Night is a must if you stay in the city for a walk on the pedestrian streets Kontogiorgaki and Ellis that have all the new hot spots. Do not forget to take with you the traditional revani, the best you have ever eaten. You should pay a visit to the legendary Panagia Soumela.
At a distance of 220 km from Thessaloniki, the most famous ski center of Thessaly, you find it reaching Trikala and turning for Pyli. On the mountain Koziakas, opposite Itamos, next to the river Portiatis, in a magical location. Going up, make a stop at the Byzantine church of Porta Panagia or even above the impressive monastery of the Holy Cross in Doliana with its 12 domes, built in 1792.
Elati betrays with its name the ingredients of nature there. Overloaded with tourists in recent years, it is not suitable for accommodation if you came to relax. Walk in Pertouli, the homonymous village, in Neraidochori and eat in one of the dozens of taverns with guaranteed meats. Dozens of parallel activities.
12 Ski Centers that you must visit in Northern Greece!
From horseback riding, rafting, mountaineering, mountain bike, to whatever else you ask for. The walk to Kalambaka and Meteora is always on the schedule. If you have time, Lake Plastira is also very close. In the snow now. At an altitude of 1200 meters, on a stunning plateau will compensate you with unique nature.
The experience of meeting wild animals on the trails is unique. The slopes here are relatively easy, the cable cars and lifts serve long distances and the ski resort is not suitable for those looking for a high degree of difficulty. At night there is intense night life of all kinds.
12 Ski Centers that you must visit in Northern Greece!
In Vigla, very close to Florina, 170 km from Thessaloniki, two km from the village of Pisoderi, an impressive ski resort with 18 slopes of all kinds, up to endurance and one with an altitude difference of over 500 meters, two aerial and three sliding lifts, and a view from 2000 meters shocking since the eye reaches Grammos and Smolika and almost all of western Macedonia.
Night skiing is also here for you to try. Everything happens day and night in the Totis chalet. Here the possibilities for excursions are endless. Prespes in the top National wetland, visit to the island of Agios Achilleios, Florina with the river crossing it and landscape of the most winter city of Greece, Nymfaio, historical, preserved and with Arcturus dominating as a model of ecological effort for ecological life.
The food in the area is generally excellent. If you go up to Nymfaio, it is worth trying Macedonian recipes with apples and raisins.
12 Ski Centers that you must visit in Northern Greece!
In Pieria, at the back of Olympus, with an ascent from Katerini or Elassona, depending on where you come from, is one of the closest ski resorts in Thessaloniki, just under 100 km. Here as escapes we suggest the mountain villages, which are many and all face Mount Olympus in a way that causes awe.
In Elatochori, which is 8 km from the center, many hostels have been opened to serve tourists. For excursions Dion with its archeological site, Litochoro for climbing Olympus to Prionia and Palios Panteleimonas overlooking the Aegean.
Skiing now. The slopes are slightly steep for beginners, although there is a little learning, which is used by the teachers from the schools that exist here as well as in all the other ski resorts. Relatively small ski resort, fills up quickly, but is the best solution for a short day escape in winter if you live in Thessaloniki.
12 Ski Centers that you must visit in Northern Greece!
You will find three small ski slopes in Metsovo. In Karakoli, at 1350 meters, near Metsovo (1.5 km), the ski center built by the Tositsa Foundation, with a downhill slope and a cable car, a restaurant and the unique beauty of Pindos to take you, a relatively lesser known Ski solution is waiting for you.
Definitely a walk to Krania and the lakes that will remind you of Switzerland. In Politsies (Profitis Ilias-Elevation 1360-1620m.), The ski resort is located 4km. from Metsovo, has easy slopes and short length. It has chalets with restaurant and cafe, ski schools, ski rental shops and snow truck (a vehicle like a bus, which consists of 2 wagons and rides passengers in the snow).
In Anilio Metsovo, just 50 km from Ioannina, 80 from Trikala and 215 from Thessaloniki, snow lovers have the opportunity to enjoy endless descents. The newest ski resort in the country has slopes for all levels of skiers and snowboarders, but also the possibility of downhill in deceptive snow. The newest ski center in Greece is ready to put on its lifts as soon as the first snow falls and to welcome its ski friends in its hospitable chalet.
A relatively unknown ski resort and this, at 1500 meters high, very close to Kastoria, just 18 kilometers, with three nice slopes and one endurance, but also a special for snowboarding. There is a food chalet and a café. The forest is magical here too and staying in the city is a unique experience as most of you have a view of the lake.
The Ski Center Profitis Ilias or Politsies, just 4km from Metsovo, has easy slopes and a short length. It is located on Mount Mavrovouni and grows at an altitude of 1360 to 1620m. with an area of 25 km from the peak Mavrovouni / Flegga located at an altitude of 2160 m.
Guests are led to the slopes by three sliding lifts (plate or anchor), 700 m, 550 m and 150 m, respectively. The ski resort of Prophet Elias has a chalet with a restaurant and a cafeteria, which is open all year round. Anyone interested can visit the ski school for intensive lessons before the track.
As well as ski and snowmobile equipment rental shops. Snow truck, a bus type vehicle, consisting of two wagons and rides passengers in the snow.
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