Αrtificial Lake of Pythariou Monastery

It is located 2.2 km east of Eressos and occupies 227 acres. Completed in 2002 for irrigation purposes, it is earthen with a clay core and natural waterproofing. It is fed by the Chalandra stream (which used to flow into Psaropotamos) and is surrounded by degraded...

Lake Metohiou (Leimonos)

It is located 1.5 km SW of Kalloni and has an area of approximately 15 acres. It is one of the few wetlands in the protected area of the Gulf of Kalloni wetlands that is not coastal. It is 2.5 kilometers from the mouth of the river Ennia Kamares, but it is part of its...

Marsh of Limena

They are located approximately 1.8 km south of Sigri and are a system consisting of the estuary of the Farkonia stream (in the center) and two seasonal marshes (on either side). The vegetation includes rushes (Vitex agnus-castus), scirpus (Scirpus holoschoenus), reeds...

Faros limena

It is located approximately 1.7 km north of Sigri and is a coastal wetland system, consisting mainly of marine shoals in a semi-enclosed cove. It is fed by a small stream on the sloping land and the bed is walled and fenced The vegetation consists of Mediterranean...

Faneromeni

It is located approximately 3.1 km north-northeast of Sigri. Its vegetation is overwater, with reeds (Phragmites australis and Arundo donax) and reeds (Typha sp.) but there are also tamarisks (Tamarix parviflora) in the northern river bed. As for its fauna, the river...
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