Follow the road until it crosses a bridge and sweeps to the left. At this point turn right and drive up a track alongside a stone wall to the end of the wall, then turn left before the café and go down the slope into the car park.
The track is often lined with cars (especially on Sundays) but there's usually plenty of space in the car park.
Climb the steps and you'll see the lake in front of you.
The view is breathtaking!
Lake Agia - November 2014
The café "Erasma" garden is accessible via a gate, which should be kept closed to keep out the geese!
Watch your step because the geese leave sticky presents on the footpath.
Cat drinking from the tiny watercourse in the café garden.
In summer you may see large fish near the lake shore.
This turtle was seen in mid July.
Although they usually hide amongst the reeds, you may be lucky and see one swimming.
The lake and its surrounds is a haven for migratory birds. This "Squacco Heron" was seen in mid April, 2016, and comes from as far away as South Africa.
In early October each year, Greece holds the "Celebration of the Birds", when birds and people flock to this lake (and others).
In Early October each year, Greece holds the "Celebration of the Birds", when birds and people flock to this lake (and others).
Celebration of the Birds on October 4th, 2015. Visitors walking towards the small pumping station.
Pumping station midweek when few people visit
view of the pumping station and the sluices from the lake
Algae flourishing in mid July.
If you turn right out of the café gate and head past the pumping station, you will see the bridge over the weir in the distance.
April 2016, following a mild, dry winter, the weir is already dry. There may be water shortages in summer.
8th December, 2015.
The weir as it looks, normally.
Continue over the bridge and follow the path, which curves around a small patch of woodland with a stream.
This shaded area is occasionally used by the locals for celebratory meals.
Continue along the path to look at the small weir with bubbling spring adjacent.
Continue to the end of the path to the cobbled area, where you might see the remains of an information sign and picnic table. Probably destroyed by high winds.
Continue straight ahead, across the road that stretches up towards the village on your right.
Enter the boardwalk and follow it past an industrial area to its end.
Here you'll find an observation point from which you can see - absolutely nothing! It's surrounded by bushes and cane.
Retrace your steps to the "Erasma" café and stop for a drink before continuing along the cane-lined path towards the other side of the lake.
Beautiful canes in July.
Here you'll find another boardwalk that sweeps round the lake to the right.
The boardwalk takes you past another café.
"Café - Snack - Playground" on the sign.
After a short distance you'll reach another observation point.
Retrace your steps to either of the cafés or the car park if you've seen enough.
As work continues on the paths and boardwalks, it's quite possible that they will have changed by the time you read this.
May 1, 2016
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