Description - What to expect

Your full-day private photo Plastiras Lake Photo Tour starts from your hotel in Kalambaka region at 9.00 am. Plastiras Lake is renowned for its beautiful landscape made of alpine peaks and fjord-like scenes, and it is a perfect spot for nature and photography lovers.

The Lake is situated near the city of Karditsa and is fed by the Tavropos river. The Lake is named after the Greek general and politician Nikolaos Plastiras, who was the first to visualize the construction of a large artificial lake in the area.


Today the Lake is used for irrigation and as a power source of a hydroelectric plant, but also as the primary water source to Karditsa city. Due to its altitude (one of the highest in Europe) and the beauty of the landscape, Plastiras lake is a top-rated tourist resort in Greece.

Plastiras Lake Photo Tour guides and photographers will make sure that you visit the best spots to shoot some fantastic scenery photos. You are going to visit the idyllic Paleokarya Waterfall and Pyli’s Stone Bridge. The stone bridge of Paleokarya It is an arched stone bridge with a length of 26 meters and has been standing there since the 16th century. It is a marvel of superb craftsmanship!

Your next stop will be the Stone Bridge of Pyli. Until 1936 this Bridge was the only passage from Thessaly region to Epirus, joining the mountains Itamos and Koziakas. It is the second-largest arch bridge of Thessaly built-in 1514 by St. Vissarion. The opening of the arch is 29 meters, with a maximum height reaching 13 meters and a total length of 65.67 meters.

Continue to the amazing stone Bridge of Sarakina, build in the 14th century. The Bridge was connecting the villages of Pindos and Aspropotamos to Sarakina and the surroundings. The total length of the old Bridge is 123 m and is the most remarkable architectural heritage monument in the prefecture of Trikala.