ACHERON RIVER-GLIKI NATURAL MYTHIC TRIP

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EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY we depart from Parga at arround 09.30.00 with Bus or Minibus and our we go directly to famous Acheron river spings (In the village Gliky) in the Ancient,mysterious and mythological Acheron river and the world of the mortal met the world of the immortal (Acheron river springs).We stay there til 14.30.In those  hours,WE OFFER THE ACTIVITIES FOR BEGGINNERS(NON EXPERIANCE PERSONS) AND ALSO FOR THOSE THEY HAVE EXPERIANCES (Raffting 30 Minutes,Horse riding 15-20 minutes and the Free Trekking where each one can walk in the Acheron river from half an hour and longer and also there is also a chance for (swimming in fresh cold water) enjoying the natural beauty of the area.The nature is unique and protected and there are visitors of all over the world.Remember to take with you swimming shoes(Special shoes for the sea to walk in the cold water of the river).Thre is also time for your Lunch or coffe in the local tavers by the river Acheron.

ANCIENT STORY OF ACHERON MYTICK RIVER.The Acheron river welcomes you to enjoy your day at the refreshing springs of the mythological Acheron river.From this river the gods themselves drank the elixir of life and most important of all–Charon guided the dead souls to the Underworld of Hades.In Ancient Greek mythology the river Acheron was known as the river of pain and was one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld.In the Homeric poems the Acheron was described as a river of hades,into which Codytus and Phlegethon both flowed.According to the Byzantine encyclopedia,the Acheron is "a place of healing, not a place of Punishment.