Sometimes there is confusion about which river is Aspropotamos and which is Acheloos. The answer is not so simple, but the accuracy of the name doesn’t matter much to anyone visiting the majestic mountainous landscape that develops around crystal clear waters, such as steep cliffs and beautiful forests. We find ourselves between Eastern Epirus and Western Thessaly, on the Lákmos (informally called Peristeri) mountain, which stands at the border of Ioannina with Trikala and is considered a part of the Pindos mountain range.

From here, the Acheloos River, the second longest river in Greece after the Aliakmon River, begins. It flows through Trikala, passes through the boundaries of Karditsa with Arta, heads towards Evrytania, enters Aetolia-Acarnania – separating, the historical regions of Aetolia and Acarnania – and empties into the Ionian Sea after a journey of 220 kilometers. Throughout its course, it is fed by four main tributaries (the Agrafiótis, the Taurópous, the Trikeriótis, and the Ínachos), which significantly help in highlighting it as the country’s native river with the richest waters.

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