The Captains Village - Slow Travel destination: Asprogeia
A picturesque village and the passage of the ''Paths of Peace''
Asprogeia is a picturesque village built at the foothills of Mount. Vitsi at an altitude of 860 m.
The winters here are cold and often snowy while in the summer the cool breeze allows you to enjoy the long summer days avoiding the heat waves.
In Asprogeia are living less than 100 permanent residents, who enjoy their life in this peaceful location, and work for the upliftment of their village.
The Captains Village
During the Macedonian Struggle (1904 – 1908 ), Captain Vagelis also known as Strempeniotis led together his chiefs led the revolutionary struggle.
Captain Vagelis’s real name was Evangelos Natsis Georgiou, born in 1876 in Asprogeia and died in 1904 during the Macedonian Struggle.
also called Captains,
from Asprogeia, who resisted and fought at the Macedonian Struggle and the Greek
War of Independence,
explains why Asrogeia is also called ‘’The Captains Village’’.
A statue of Captain Vangelis is to be seen in his birthplace of Asprogeia to honor him for the fight for the Liberation of Macedonia.
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The Paths of Peace
In the decade 1930 – 1940 more than 1000 Asprogeian villagers immigrated to Canada, the United States, Germany, and Australia.
Nowadays, among other sources of income in the village is livestock farming, agriculture, and construction activities.
The Paths of Peace are crossing Asprogeia and connect the village with 6 settlements and villages.
Paths of Peace is a hiking trail and cycling route which crosses important natural & cultural locations and connects:
Lehovo, Asprogeia, Nymfaio, Agrapidies, Sklithro and Limnochori
Also crosses the Wolf sanctuary of Arcturos, the lakes Zazari and Chimaditida, as well as dense forests.
The natural springs along the cobbled streets, the running waters and the rich forest full of beeches make Asprogeia a unique Slow Travel destination to visit!
How to reach Asprogeia
Asprogeia belongs to the Amyntaio Municipality and is 53 km away from Florina and 180 km from Thessaloniki.
For the local bus schedule and prices from Amyntaio to Asprogeia you may call the local ticket office: +30 2386022219
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