Forest
Plaka Forest
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It's a unique place, a forest called Plaka with dozens of Free Peacocks in the area. The place it has free entrance to the people and you have to visit it for sure.
The pine forest of Plaka is located near the village of Antimachia. The forest is home to a large number of tame, free roaming peackocks; visitors may touch and feed them since they are familiar and friendly to people. Its location within a gorge and the dense shade of the trees create a cool and rejuvinating atmosphere, even in the hot summer days. Visitors can admire the peackocks, enjoy their stroll and relax on the benches that are situated in parts of the forest.
The pine forest of Plaka is located near the village of Antimachia. The forest is home to a large number of tame, free roaming peackocks; visitors may touch and feed them since they are familiar and friendly to people. Its location within a gorge and the dense shade of the trees create a cool and re…
the amazing " underground" forrest, full of peacocks and cats and pic nic areas
If you happen to rent a car and are cruising the island towards Kefalos, you can stop over at Plaka forest to see the beautiful peacocks in their natural habitat.
When the sun's beating down you can seek some shade at this pine forest just west of the airport. Plaka Forest has a popular recreation area, with picnic tables where you can meet the many peacocks and tame cats that live here with the help of a volunteer keeper. The peacocks are the stars of the show, especially when you see one of the colourful males showing off his tail, but there's also a little pond, edged by rhododendron bushes with residebt turtles.
When the sun's beating down you can seek some shade at this pine forest just west of the airport. Plaka Forest has a popular recreation area, with picnic tables where you can meet the many peacocks and tame cats that live here with the help of a volunteer keeper. The peacocks are the stars of the sh…
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