Drakolimni Cinematic 4K | Mt. Tymfi Dragon Lake, Epirus Greece

Drakolimni is a shared name among the several alpine or sub-alpine lakes in northwestern Greece Epirus region: the ones in mountain Tymfi and Smolikas are the most widely known. The Mt. Tymfi Dragon Lake resides at an altitude of 2050m above sea level, on the mountain range of Tymfi, in Vikos–Aoös National Park.

Once upon a time there were two dragons that used to live in Mt. Tymfi Dragon Lake and in Mt. Smolikas Dragon Lake. These two had an enmity between them and each time they got angry, they threw stones at each other. According to locals, this explains why the lakeshore of Mt. Smolikas Dragon Lake is white-coloured with scattered black stones, whereas the lakeshore of Mt. Tymfi Dragon Lake is black-coloured with scattered white stones.