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West Macedonia
(Δυτική Μακεδονία)
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40 ° 23 ′ 48 ″ N 21 ° 18 ′ 25 ″ E
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West Macedonia is a region of Northern Greece.

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40 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ N 21 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E
The nomes of Western Macedonia
Name of Flórina
Name of Grevena
Name of Kastoria
Name of Kozani

Cities

  • 1 Kastoria  – Built on a peninsula in the middle of Lake Orestiada, the city of Kastoria owes its fame to Byzantine churches decorated with frescoes.
  • 2 Florina  – Little known but very pleasant town

Other destinations

  • 1 Dispilion  – Remains of a Neolithic lake settlement. The finds, very interesting, are exhibited in a museum near Kastoria.
  • 2 Prespa Lakes National Park  – Transfrontier park which includes two lakes, the Petite (Mikri) and the Grande (Megali) Prespa. The first is shared between the Greece and theAlbania while the second is shared between theAlbania, the Greece and the North Macedonia. La Petite Prespa owes its reputation to its colonies of Dalmatian Pelicans.
  • 3 Nymphaios  – Charming traditional village located east of Mount Vitsi at an altitude of 1 346 m.
  • 4 Amýntaio  – Remains of a Neolithic civilization dating back to the 6th millennium BC.

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