Kastoria on lake Orestiada

As water reflects the face , so one’s life reflects the heart.

Proverbs 27:19
Lake Orestiada
Orestiada the lake that hosts the city of Kastoria
Resplendent with age with finds from 5,000 BC
Encircled with trees especially Plane with their large leaves
Surrounding these are the shapely limestone mountains
Tobiah ben Eliezer a son of the city was a 11th century author and poet
Induviduals of note in the present are Maria Spiropulu experimental physicist and leader in search of dark matter and Lucas Samaras an artist.
Admired for its open face and uncluttered shore line
Domestic
Architecture of interest from the Byzantine and Ottoman era is easy to see.

ORESTIADA a lake where castors (beavers) in large numbers swam giving the city its name Kastoria.
Kastoria with homes of age.
A cats roof top view of the world of Kastoria.

It has been cloudy but warm. Hope all is well for you. Bugzy has new brake pads so we will be able to do more mountains.

Sandy 🙂 still in Greece but never been in Greece🤣

8 thoughts on “Kastoria on lake Orestiada

  1. Good to have some warmth after this for ever winter This weekend we have been warned about a heatwave 23-24C🤷‍♀️😜

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