An oddity, nothing important and probably totally not worth it for a stop… unless you’re a photographer or just curious! Gavros is an entirely abandoned village on the road that connects Prespa lakes to Kastoria and I was attracted to it like a magnet.
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Besancon, city of watches (II)
In this second post dedicated to Besancon we make a visit to the Citadel (UNESCO monument) and its museums, to the genial astronomical clock, the original Museum of Time and the art museum, although under renovation.
Prespes, a hidden corner of Greece
The small (Mikri) Prespa and large (Megali) Prespa, are two lakes at the border between Greece, Albania and FYROMacedonia, that share the largest lake. They are located at 850 meters above sea level and you can only get there from Florina or Kastoria. Famous in Greece for the production of legumes including unbeatable giants beans, they are also an important nature reserve hosting many species of birds, some of them very rare.