The 100-kilometers long Arachthos River is the 8th biggest river in Greece and is known since the ancient times. Back then it was named after the king of Argos, Inachos, who according to mythology, collected the waters in a river bed and created this river after the storm of Defkalionas.
This river starts from mount Lakmos in Northern Pindos...
- Arta Prefecture / Nature / Rivers
A river that covers 220km starting from Pindos to flow into the Ionian Sea, while it crosses the prefectures of Trikala, Karditsa, Arta , Evrytania and Etoloakarnania. Acheloos, also known as Aspropotamos, along with its tributaries (the most important are Agrafiotis, Tavropos and Trikeriotis) constitute an important part of the ecosystem,...