Métsovo pass
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The Métsvo Pass, also known as the Katára Pass, is a significant mountain pass in Greece, located within the Pindus Mountains. This historic defile, situated at 5,593 feet (1,705 meters), is the principal pass through the Pindus range. It historically served as a crucial route connecting Epirus to Thessaly. The Pindus Mountains themselves form the backbone of mainland Greece, extending from Albania into central Greece. These mountains are characterized by rugged terrain with few passes due to their wild, precipitous slopes. The Pineiós River originates near Métsvo in the Pindus Mountains.12
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Pindus Mountains…the principal one is the Métsovo (Katára pass; 5,593 feet [1,705 metres]), a historic defile that carries the highway from the Epirus (Ípeiros) to Thessaly.
Read More…the principal one is the Métsovo (Katára pass; 5,593 feet [1,705 metres]), a historic defile that carries the highway from the Epirus (Ípeiros) to Thessaly.
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GreeceCentral Greece: the Píndos MountainsThe two passes of Métsovon and Mount Timfristós divide the range into three units: a fairly open segment in the north where impervious shales and sandstones have weathered and formed into extensive upland valleys and gently inclining hills; the Píndos proper in the centre, some 20 miles (32 km)…
Read MoreThe two passes of Métsovon and Mount Timfristós divide the range into three units: a fairly open segment in the north where impervious shales and sandstones have weathered and formed into extensive upland valleys and gently inclining hills; the Píndos proper in the centre, some 20 miles (32 km)…
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