Photo tour Northern and Western Greece

From Thessaloniki to Corfu

Greek Macedonia and Epirus

Northern and Western Greece is a rugged and mountainous area. The Pindos Mountains, a vast mountain range with peaks of over 2600 meters, stretching from the border of Albania to the south, forms the natural border between the western province of Epirus and Greek Macedonia to the north and Thessaly further south. It is also called the backbone of Greece.

We have organized an active photo tour for you with many photo opportunities, where you are guided by our photographer.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and there learned a lot!.

Voor beginners en gevorderden

De reis is geschikt voor de enthousiaste amateurfotograaf, zowel beginner als gevorderde. Mede door de kleinschaligheid van onze reizen, wordt de begeleiding op de individuele kennis en ervaring van de deelnemers afgestemd.

We besteden veel aandacht aan de techniek van het fotograferen, maar ook aan het kijken, aan compositie en aan het verbeelden van dat wat je wilt laten zien.

Guidance

Suzana Gulevska is your tour guide.

Suzana lives in both Nafplion and the Netherlands and speaks fluent Greek and Dutch.

Sjaak Henselmans has been a professional photographer for over 35 years and will give you tips, guide and inspire you when photographing during the trip.

Included:

o You will be picked up at the airport.

o Airport drop of on departure.

o All transportion during the tour in a comfortable minibus.

o All overnight stays based on a double room in the most beautiful hotels.

o Supplement for single room use only € 25 per night.

o All extensive meals according to local tradition, including drinks.

o All entrance fees and transport tickets for activities offered during the trip.

o Small groups, so personal coaching by our professional photographer.

Not included:

o Flights

o Single room supplement € 25 per night.

o All personal expenses.

o All drinks and snacks except for during the meals.

o Travel and cancellation insurance.

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Dates 2022

This tour is currently not scheduled
9-day tour guided by Suzana Gulevska and photographer Sjaak Henselmans
6-12 participants. Partners who do not wish to participate in the photo-activities, are of course also very welcome!

Subject to change.

€ 1.650,-^*

Supplement single room per week € 150,-

* Excluding flight.

Terraces in the shadow of a classic arcade in Corfu Town.

Programme

We start this trip with two overnight stays in bustling Thessaloniki, the capital of Greek Macedonia. Leaving the city, our tour takes you past the imposing Mount Olympus, which rises from the sea, as it were. We are then on our way to Meteora, famous for its many monasteries, built on top of steep rock formations.

Via Kozani and the mountain town of Metsovo we drive to the area called Zagori. We visit beautiful mountain villages and the famous Vikos gorge with its many old stone bridges, still from the time of the Turkish occupation. Turkish influence can also be tasted in the extensive and very tasty cuisine. In the 1920s, a large group of ethnic Greeks were expelled from the cities on the east coast of Turkey and the Black Sea area. They mainly settled in Northern Greece and brought their culinary tradition with them.

Via Ioanina, located on the lake of the same name, we arrive in the port town of Igoumenitsa, from where we cross over to Corfu with its charming, originally Italian capital Kerkyra.

Different types of photography

At the above locations we work with different photographic disciplines (landscape photography, travel photography, architecture photography and street photography), and we also stop regularly for beautiful things that present themselves along the way.

You take photos on the basis of assignments or you go to work in your own free way, nothing has to be done – a lot is possible. We regularly discuss the photos with the enthusiasts so that we can inspire each other and learn from each other.

Accommodation and transport

We stay in beautiful hotels along the way, eat authentic Greek meals in local tavernas. We travel by minibus.

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Programme per day

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Day 1 – Flight Amsterdam - Thessaloniki »

Upon arrival at the airport of Thessaloniki you will be met by our escorts after which we drive with our vans to the hotel in the center of the city. During lunch, our photographer will go through the working method of the week, after which we go into the city in the afternoon to take pictures. In the evening we dine in one of the many restaurants in cozy Ladathika, an old quarter near the harbor.
Day 2 – Photgraphy day Thessaloniki »

After breakfast we discuss the experiences of the first afternoon and we go through the plan for the day. The program includes a visit to the castle in the old upper town. We pass various Byzantine and Roman buildings in the city: the White Tower, the Rotonda and the gate of Galerius and the Agia Sofia Church. We also walk through the city and mainly focus on ‘street photography’. In the evening we stay in the same hotel and have dinner together again.
Day 3 – Thessaloniki - Litohori – Olympus – Kalambaka »

The next day we leave in time and follow the highway until we see the massif of Mount Olympus looming. At the picturesque village of Litochori (stone village) in the foothills of the mountain, we drink coffee and take a nice walk along a gorge between the mountains. Our tour continues around Mount Olympus to the town of Elassona, where we have lunch. In the afternoon we drive through the untouched landscape towards Kalambaka for our overnight stay.
Day 4 – Photgraphy day Meteora »

In the village of Kastraki (castle), just outside Kalambaka is our base camp from which we can visit and photograph the bizarre landscape of the Meteora. The pointed hills formed by nature were an inspiration and challenge for the medieval monks to build their almost inaccessible monasteries on the tops. For the enthusiasts, we leave early for a place where we can capture this wonderful area with its many monasteries at sunrise. During the day we also visit one or more monasteries. The overnight stay is again in the same hotel in Kastraki.
Day 5 – Kalambaka - Chaliki – Zagori - Monodendri »
Day 6 – Photgraphy day Zagarohoria »

During this photo day we make a nice trip along the impressive places that this area in the Pindus Mountains is rich in, such as the well-known Vikos gorge, which is also a protected nature reserve. We pass the typical stone arch bridges and visit some traditional villages. Stop for lunch in the high village of Papingos and then visit the ‘Kolimbithres’, literally translated ‘pools’, carved pools in the river. Dinner and overnight again in Monodendri.
Day 7 – Monodendri – Ioanina – Parga »

After breakfast we drive to the city of Ioanina, which is beautifully situated on a large lake.

In the lake is an island where the governor Ali Pasha had his seat during the Turkish rule. We will have lunch in the old town of Ioanina and then continue our journey towards Parga, a picturesque seaside town on the west coast. Here you may have the opportunity to take a refreshing dip in the azure blue waters of the Ionian Sea. Dinner and overnight in Parga.
Day 8 – Parga – Igoumenitsa – ferry naar Corfu – Kerkyra stad »

We leave early and drive 45 minutes along the coast to the port of Igoumenitsa, where we take the ferry to the island of Corfu. This crossing takes about an hour and a half and on arrival it offers a panoramic view of the classical town of Kerkyra, the capital of Corfu. In the afternoon there is an opportunity to visit this, originally Venetian, city. The city is a gem for photographers. The narrow streets, sheet-painted houses and historic buildings, cozy squares with terraces offer great photo opportunities. Dinner and overnight in the city.
Day 9 – Flight Corfu Amsterdam »