Agrafa mountain village & the Agrafa mountain range
Agrafa is a mountainous region in Evrytania and Karditsa regional units in mainland Greece.
A historical region in central Greece, at the southern end of the Pindus mountain range.
The Agrafa Mountain range occupies the entire northern part of the prefecture of Evritania and the western part of the prefecture of Karditsa and is divided into Thessalian Agrafa and Evrytanian Agrafa.
Their highest peak is Karava with an altitude of 2,184 meters. In total Agrafa has seven peaks with an altitude of over 2,000 meters.
These are Karava (2,184 m.), Delidimi (2,163 m.), Voutsikaki (2,154 m.), Fteri (2,128 m.), Liakoura (2,043 m.), Marathia (2,042 m.) and Kalivia (2,018 m.).
From the foothills of the mountain range of Agrafa begin Tavropos and Agrafiotis rivers and their crystal clear waters host trouts, carps, perches, and otters.
The ancient hiking paths in Agrafa
A great number of ancient trails for all hiking levels are spread in the wider area of the Agrafa mountain range where the Agrafa village stands proud at 840 meters above sea level and hosts since 1832 the seat of the homonymous Municipality.
Agrafa village with 300 permanent residents is surrounded by high mountain peaks and gorges and its historical importance starts from the Byzantine Empire.
The Agrafa Mountain range has a rich culture and tradition, folk songs and fairytales, connected with the legends of the past, the battles during the Greek War of Independence, against the Turkalvans, and the Greek civil war (1946–1949).
The Agrafa Mountain range
‘’Agrafa’’ literally means ‘’unwritten’’. During Byzantium, it was not easy to collect taxes from the residents of Agrafa, due to the inaccessible mountain area and the character of the inhabitants.
The inhabitants of these villages were removed from the tax lists and so the area was named ’’Agrafa’’.
The Βritish historian George Finlay wrote about the region: “Those who lived in Agrafa had the character of a free man and were distinguished by courage and a spirit of independence to such an extent that they did not meet in other parts of Greece.
The local craftsmen from Epirus, known for their natural stone built constructions have created in the past a number of stone arch bridges found in the Agrafa area.
These are the Trizolos and Liaskovitiko bridges in Argithea, the bridges of Avlaki and Templa in Acheloos, the bridges of Vragkiana in Agrafiotis, Viniani and Domiana in Tavrocios and Tivroimos in Givos.
Characteristic of Agrafa are the age-old plane trees, the stone houses with the tiled roofs and the hospitable inhabitants.
The vegetation of Agrafa consists mainly of dense forests of Macedonian fir, forests of black pine, beech, chestnut and many oak species.
Mountain trees such as maples, rowan, mountain cypress, alder and willow are to be found in Agrafa, as well as subalpine and alpine areas with large grasslands hosting dozens of rare species.
Photo credits: Konstantinos Vasilakakos
Walking Holidays in the Agrafa mountain range
More than 1,200 species of plants grow here and a large number of rare bird species are finding shelter in Agrafa like the golden eagles, peregrines, rock hawks, white vultures and owls.
In the Agrafa mountain range you can enjoy hiking, trekking, mountaineering, kayaking, bird watching, and forest bathing.
Take the E4 path, reach the beautiful gorge of Agrafiotis (protected NATURA 2000 area) and reconnect with nature and yourself!
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