Lake Kerkini — Attraction in Sintiki Municipality

Having read all of the following comments and having visited this area several times I have to say that "Despite the abandonment", which unfortunately prevails by the competent people the place is worthy of admiration !!! Why..?

1. One of the largest and most important wetlands in Greece.
2. More than 250 species of birds and not only.
3. Surrounded by 4 terms: Beles, Krussia, Hook & Mavrovouni.
4. There are over 10 activities that you can enjoy small adults, some of which are: boating on the lake, hiking, hiking. 5) Located near the town of Serres and the town of Sidirokastro. For a daily or even better two-day excursion, I would also recommend to visit:
5. Rupela Fort
6. Monastery of Agios Prodromos (Serres because there are 2 in the area)
7. Serres Town, valley & Acropolis
8. Loutra Sidirokastrou
9. In conclusion: May (We) be useless and we can not create and sustain anything, but it seems, however, that Nature itself is a struggle...

Lake Kerkini is now one of the pemier birding sites in Greece and, as it is situated along the migratory flyway for migratory birds en route to the Aegean Sea, the Balkan region, the Black Sea, the Hungarian steppes and beyond it experiences an interesting migration.

HistoryEdit

Before 1932, there were irregular marsh lakes on Strymon, one of them called "Podkova" Ottoman Turkish: ݒودقوه كولي Podkova Gölü.The lake was created where Kerkini lake was by making embankments on the eastern and western sides and a dam was constructed near the village of Lithotopos, which started functioning in 1932. After the construction of the dam, the form of the initial hydrobioshere changed completely.

As time went by, the lake's capacity was reduced because of the substances that were washed up by Strymon river. So the rising of the embankments and the construction of a new dam was necessary, which was started...

Amazing place with tremendous flora and fauna. I believe there's no entrance fee as it's an open park. You can take a boat ride that will take you to a spot with most wild birds, it costs around 8 EUR per person. The place is great to visit each season. In the winter it will be full of pink flamingos and pelicans as they stay there for the cold months. In the summer there will be a much greater variety. When the waters go down, you'll be able to see the cattle. Make sure to...