West Macedonia, Greece · Europe
Mavrochóri is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kastoria, 43km from Lake Prespa.
Mavrochóri is in West Macedonia, Greece, with about 1,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kastoria, about 5 km away.
Mavrochori (Greek: Μαυροχώρι(οv), meaning "black village"; before 1928: Μαύροβον – Mavrovon) is a village on the shores of Lake Orestiada in Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece.
Today Mavrochori is a tourist destination for a quiet vacation near the lake of Kastoria. In addition to the trade fair, festiveRead more
events take place on the 13th - 15 August of the Assumption of Mary, where the Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa celebrates (it was built by General George Palaiologos in commemoration of the victory against the Normans in 1083). The Mavrochori Nautical Club also operates in the village.
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Within an hour or so of Mavrochóri: Kastoria (5 km), Nymfaio (21 km), Lake Prespa (43 km), Heraclea Lyncestis (56 km).
The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road, Katara Pass and Albanian Riviera Coastal Road.
Mavrochóri is in West Macedonia, Greece, about 5 km from Kastoria.
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Tourist police (English-speaking): 171.
Full driving guide for Greece5 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
A Byzantine fur-trading town on a peninsula in Lake Orestiada, with dozens of medieval churches and ottoman-era mansions along misty lakeside promenades. The lake loop road passes the Dragon's Cave and a lakeshore monastery.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
A stone-built mountain village in beech forest, home to a brown-bear sanctuary near Florina.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A tranquil lake shared by three countries on Greece's northwestern border, home to pelican colonies and Byzantine island churches.
43 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
A Hellenistic and Roman city site south of Bitola with a theatre and large early Christian floor mosaics, with parking at the entrance.
56 km · about 65 min drive
national park
North Macedonia's oldest national park featuring ancient Molika pine forests, glacial mountain lakes known as the Eyes of Pelister, and alpine scenery.
59 km · about 70 min drive
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
April to October
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