Trip 05 / Greece
Zagorohoria, Greece
From plunging gorges to ancient settlements, the mountain region of Zagorohoria offers an elevated view of Greece’s culinary and craft traditions.
The journey from Athens to Zagorohoria is a scenic five-hour drive. The Mediterranean landscape of scrubland and low-slung trees gives way to expanses of cotton fields, while hills carpeted with rich, green pine forests rise in the distance. At roadside stalls, fruit sellers court the business of passing drivers. “How do you know about Zagorohoria?” asks one stallholder as we choose a bunch of sweet grapes from his display.
Most travellers head to Greece for its sun-drenched shores and clear waters but in recent years an increasing number of vis…
