Pindus Mountains

The Athamanika mountains, also called Tzoumerka, rise between Epirus and Thessaly in the Pindus range. Streams descend from their steep folds to the Arachthos in the west and the Acheloos in the east. Dense fir forests cover the slopes, giving way to bare high ridges and peaks such as Kakarditsa. Brown bears and wild goats shelter in this rugged country, where gorges cut deep between the mountains and the river valleys.