Listed 6 sub titles with search on: Biotopes for wider area of: "ILIA Province WEST GREECE" .
FOLOE (Mountain) ILIA
From Olympia the road leads to the district of Lala
and the mountains of Pholoe.
The village of Lala is built at an altitude of 600 meters, in a lush
area filled with cherry and walnut trees.
The village boundaries mark the start of the enormous oak forest of
Pholoe, redolent with legends and traditions. Pholoe was the kingdom of the benevolent
centaur, Pholos, who gave shelter to Herakles.
At 800 meters, the settlement of Lambia
(Divri) stands out, drenched in greenery. It consists of seven neighborhoods,
each with its own name, church and fountain. A bit further on lies the village
of Tripotama. Ilia
has so many delightful mountain villages.
Dotting tree-filled slopes or tucked away in the heart of a forest,
they seem like hamlets out of a fairy tale.
This text is cited December 2004 from the West Greece Region General Secretariat URL below, which contains image.
LECHENA (Municipality) ILIA
Brackish, coastby shallow (30-40 cm) lagoon, which is surrounded by
reeds at the side of land, while at the seaside it is surrounded by an oblong
sandy isle, in the center of which there is an orifice of communication with the
sea. Kotychi covers an expanse of nearly 800 hectares and it is the largest lagoon
of Peloponnese. It is characterized
by a big variety of flora, while it iis of great ecological interest, because
it is the southwest lagoon in the western corridor of migration, for many birds.
Every winter 5 to 10 thousand wild ducks of many species gather there to spend
the winter. The winter ornithological picture is completed with hundreds of other
aquatic birds plus many beautiful swans. During the spring and the autumn migration
period, Kotychi turns into a small paradise. Lots of aquatic birds find the suitable
conditions to rest and to find food in the shallow water.
This text is cited December 2004 from the West Greece Region General Secretariat URL below, which contains image.
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