FLORINA-DERVENI-TRIANTAFYLLIA

ALTITUDE: 1579m
CIRCULAR ROUTE: YES
ROUTE LENGTH: 51km
ROUTE DURATION: 4h.50min
ALTITUDE DATA (ASCENT-DESCENT): 1060m
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT
STARTING POINT: RAILWAY STATION
END OF ROUTE: FLORINA

ROUTE DESCRIPTION

Our starting point is the Railway Station of Florina. In the direction of the provincial road Florina Drosopigi and towards the peripheral forest of the hill of Ag. On our way we will meet the church of St. George and immediately afterwards, at the junction, we will follow the right uphill road. On this road we will meet the Linx Hotel – Casino and the archaeological site of Florina (Hellenistic City). At the end of the fence of the archaeological site and after about 200 meters we will turn immediately left on the road we will meet. (ATTENTION Do not pass the tourist kiosk “ALSOS”). This road will lead us from the other side of the mountain, behind the Cross, to the slope of the village of Skopias. We continue on the dirt road until we meet a large junction . At this junction, we will continue straight on, where after about 3 km we will reach the chapel of “Panagitsa”.

Following the right road we will meet a crossroads where there is a stone fountain.At this point we will follow the dirt road on the left. We do not turn anywhere until we reach the neck of Derveni.Continue straight ahead, we will not turn onto the first left-hand dirt road we meet but onto the second.Continuing on, we will come across a sign that reads towards Triantaphyllia. Following the downhill dirt road we reach the village.
For our return we follow the tarred road towards the city of Florina.

SIGHTS
1- The chapel of Panagitsa 
2- The settlement of Triantafyllia
3- The immense natural beauty of the route