{"id":1894,"date":"2012-11-24T20:54:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T19:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2012-11-27T20:58:28","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T19:58:28","slug":"the-villa-belles-lake-kerkini-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/the-villa-belles-lake-kerkini-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"The Villa Belles &#8211; Lake Kerkini, Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.villabelles.gr\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1897\" height=\"79\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/villabelles.jpg\" style=\"\" title=\"villabelles\" width=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/villabelles.jpg 522w, https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/villabelles-300x45.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.villabelles.gr\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=65&amp;Itemid=77&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lake Kerkini<\/strong><\/a> is one of the most important hydro biotopes of Greece,&nbsp;while distinguished for its rich flora and fauna. Many rear and&nbsp;protected by international conventions species of birds, riverside&nbsp;forests, water lilies that float on a surface of thousands of square\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\tmeters and a horizon of great beauty from the Mountains Belles and&nbsp;Krousia add to the scenery a tone of unrivalled beauty. More than 300&nbsp;species of birds, 58 species of mammals, 22 species of reptiles, 12&nbsp;species of amphibians and 30 species of fish have been recorded in the&nbsp;width area of the Lake. The wetland is protected by the Ramsar&nbsp;Convention, the Greek legislation and the Directive 79\/409\/EEC and is&nbsp;included to the list of sites of European Networks &ldquo;Nature 2000&rdquo;.\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Our Location<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tThe Villa Belles is situated on the foot of the imposing Mountain&nbsp;Belles and north of the beautiful hydro biotopes Kerkini. For more&nbsp;information visit our web site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.villabelles.gr\" target=\"_blank\">www.villabelles.gr<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>For an organized group:<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Accommodation:<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tSingle room: 30 euro per night\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tDouble room: 35 euro per night\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tTriple room: 45 euro per night\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tQuad room: 55 euro per night\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tThe room price include breakfast.\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>The accommodation is free of charge for the leader of the group.<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Half board:<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tLunch or Dinner 12 euro per person\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t1 main dish (grilled pork chops or grilled pork pancetta or greek&nbsp;souvlaki or grilled beef homemade hamburger or baked buffalo or\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tmouzaka or pastitsio, etc), 1 small salad, greek desert (kazan dipi or&nbsp;chanoum burek, etc) and free homemade wine red or white.\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>For individual person:<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tWe would like you to contact us for the kind of the room you want and&nbsp;exactly how many days you would stay in order to give you the best price.\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Activities in order to live and enjoy the biotype:<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tVisit the Management Authority of the Lake Kerkini &ndash; Tour in Lake&nbsp;Kerkini with boat, canoe, bicycle, 4&#215;4, etc &ndash; Bird watching &ndash;&nbsp;Photography &ndash; Riding either around the lake or in nearby villages&nbsp;&ndash; Hiking in international walking paths E4 and E6 &ndash; Visit the dam&nbsp;of Lithotopos &ndash; Visit buffalo farms.\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Other activities:<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tVisit the Hermitage of Saint John Prodromos &ndash; the municipal aquarium&nbsp;of Vyroneia &ndash; the war fortress of Roupel or Istibey&ndash; the Greek\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\tBulgarian border of Promachona &ndash; the medicinal water springs of&nbsp;Sidirokastro or Aggistro &ndash; the city of Serres &ndash; the Lailias forest&nbsp;&ndash; the gorge of Aggiti &ndash; the cave of Alistrati &ndash; the ancient&nbsp;Amfipoli &hellip;.\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Proprietor &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Katirtzoglou Alexandros<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Email &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:hotelvillabelles@yahoo.gr?subject=Enquiry\"><span style=\"color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;\">hotelvillabelles@yahoo.gr<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Kerkini is one of the most important hydro biotopes of Greece,&nbsp;while distinguished for its rich flora and fauna. 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