Lake Dasiou
On the north-western foothills of Kyllini, at an elevation of 1,480 metres, ten minutes from the ski centre.
The place · Ziria
The mountain that stands over the villages
A whole fir forest covers the slope above the villages. The road crosses it and comes out onto the plateau, where the ski centre, Lake Dasiou and the Flambouritsa valley open up.
The mountain
Ancient Kyllini
That is what the mountain was called in antiquity, and the name still survives on maps: Mount Kyllini. From Ano Trikala the road climbs ten kilometres through pine and fir forest to the plateau; in winter it is cleared by snowploughs.
On the plateau, ten kilometres above Ano Trikala and at an elevation of 1,500 metres, stands the Ziria Ski Centre. It has a 150-metre beginner slope with a baby lift and a second 400-metre run served by a platter lift.
In the villages below, their monuments still stand: the Church of Agios Dimitrios of 1697 in Kato Trikala, with expressionist frescoes, the Monastery of the Panagia of 1700 in Mesaia, built by the Metropolitan of Corinth Grigorios Notaras, and in Ano the stone mansions from the 16th century, among them the Notaras mansion.
1,500 m
elevation of the ski centre
400 m
length of the main run
1,480 m
elevation of Lake Dasiou
With respect: the fir forest of Ziria is a living place. Keep to the marked trails, no fires and no litter, so that we find it the same every year.
The ski centre
On the plateau, two runs and a chalet
The ski centre spreads across the plateau, ten kilometres above Ano Trikala. Two runs, a platter lift and a wooden chalet, with a view over the whole of Ziria.
You can rent all the equipment on site, while the wooden chalet serves coffee, drinks and cold plates every day of the week, with a view over the whole plateau.
Higher up the mountain
Higher up, lakes and caves
Above the ski centre the mountain opens onto lakes, gorges and caves. Each of these stops has its own character.
Flambouritsa valley
Between Little and Great Ziria, included together with Mount Kyllini in the Natura 2000 network. Open country for hiking, with springs and semi-wild horses.
Cave of Hermes
On the western side of Flambouritsa, at an elevation of 1,750 metres. There, the myth says, Hermes was born, son of Zeus and Maia.
Monastery of Agios Vlasios
Just past Ano Trikala, on the road up the mountain. Its katholikon dates from the 17th century and the nuns treat visitors to loukoumi in the garden.
The summit
From the waymarked trails of the fir forest, where you meet springs and semi-wild horses. Access only on foot, from the Ziria refuge.
Practical
When there is snow and what you need to watch for
The ski centre usually operates in January and February, for as long as the snow lasts. The road to the plateau is paved and cleared by snowploughs, but on snowy days chains are essential. Trikala’s great advantage is the distance: a mere ten kilometres from Ano Trikala to the runs.
Weather