Vikos Gorge

Spectacular view of Vikos Gorge with the monastery of Ag. Paraskevi visible.

Another view of Vikos Gorge. I could not stop taking phots of this amazing landscape.

On the way to Ag. Paraskevi monastery in Monodendri.

Another view of Vikos Gorge. We arrived there early in the morning when the low clouds created an amazing view of the rocky mountains.

Clouds and rocks made for a splendit interplay between the permanent and the ephemeral.

The monastery of Ag. Paraskevi near Monodendri is an excellent place to be in order to see Vikos Gorge from above.

The stone work of Ag. Paraskevi monastery is just as beautiful as the natural rocks that surround it.

Entering the monastery of Ag. Paraskevi in Monodendri, Epirus, Greece.

Ag. Paraskevi monastery.

The monastery of Ag. Paraskevi.

Hand-pained icons put out to dry in the monastery of Ag. Paraskevi.

Orthodox chapel interior

Once through the monastery of Ag. Paraskevi, there is pathway that leads to the most spectacular views of Vikos.

The canyon through the lush tree foiage.

The river passes through the rocky passage and defines it through time.

Another spectacular view of Vikos with the river.

This little gog seemed to be at home in the landscape behind the monastery of Ag. Paraskevi, in Monodendri. What a place to live a dog's life!

Yet another dramatic view of Vikos gorge and the surrounding mountains.

Following the path behind Ag. Paraskevi monastery you will come upone a precarious path cut out of the sheer cliff. It leads to the caves the hemits used to occupy centuries ago. My daughter Alexandra on the lower left provides a good measurement of the proportions.