Samarina: Greece’s Highest and Most Picturesque Village

Written on 09/28/2026
Tasos Kokkinidis

Samarina is renowned as the highest village in Greece and one of the highest in the Balkans, situated at an elevation of approximately 1,450–1,600 meters (4,760–5,250 feet) on the slopes of Mount Smolikas in the Pindus Mountain range. Located in the region of Western Macedonia, near the borders of Epirus and Thessaly, it is part […]