mountain pass
Katara Pass
The historic 1,690 m Pindus crossing, the highest paved road pass linking Epirus and Thessaly.
37 km · about 40 min drive
West Macedonia, Greece · Europe
Grevená sits on the route: 25 minutes from Tsotíli, 60km from Vikos Gorge.
Grevená is a town located in West Macedonia, Greece. With a population of 10,563, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Grevená sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Grevená to your route.
Grevena (Greek: Γρεβενά, Grevená [ɣreveˈna]; Aromanian: Grebini) is a town and municipality in Western Macedonia, northern Greece, and the capital of the Grevena regional unit. Grevena lies about 420 kilometres (261 miles) from Athens and about 180 km (112 miles) from Thessaloniki. According to the 2021 census, theRead more
town's population is 12,515, and that of the municipality 25,905.
Grevena has immediate access to the A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos) since the early 2000s. The motorway connects Igoumenitsa (an important port connecting the west coast of Greece with Italy) to Thessaloniki and Alexandroupoli (at the border with Turkey). A direct series of motorway links to Athens will become available sometime in 2026 through the completion of the northern section of the E65 Central Motorway.
Mountains surround the municipality, which is situated by the river Greveniotikos, which itself flows into the Aliakmon.
Other significant towns in the municipality are Amygdalies and Mega Seirini. The Grevena Municipal Museum is located in the town.
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Grevená is located in West Macedonia, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 40.0845 latitude, 21.4274 longitude.
Grevená has a population of approximately 10,563 people, making it a town in Greece.
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mountain pass
The historic 1,690 m Pindus crossing, the highest paved road pass linking Epirus and Thessaly.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
An alpine Vlach town of slate roofs, woodcarving and cheese high on the Pindus road to Ioannina.
41 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A popular rocky outcrop near the Great Meteoron monastery where visitors gather to watch the sunset paint the sandstone towers golden.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Six active Eastern Orthodox monasteries built atop towering natural sandstone pillars in central Greece, creating an otherworldly landscape.
44 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A roadside viewpoint revealing the surreal sandstone pillars of Meteora crowned by centuries-old monasteries seemingly floating in the sky.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
A Byzantine fur-trading town on a peninsula in Lake Orestiada, with dozens of medieval churches and ottoman-era mansions along misty lakeside promenades. The lake loop road passes the Dragon's Cave and a lakeshore monastery.
50 km · about 60 min drive
bridge
A graceful single-arch stone bridge over a clear river epitomises Zagori's old packhorse crossings.
56 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
One of the world's deepest gorges relative to its width, plunging 1,000 meters through the wild Pindus Mountains of Epirus.
60 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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