Greece · national park
Prespa National Park
Prespa National Park is a national park in Greece, established in 1974, covering 250 km² (97 sq mi). It is the #8 largest of Greece's 29 national parks.
- Area
- 250 km²
- Established
- 1974
- Nearest airport
- OHD · 53 km
Nearest airports to Prespa National Park
- 1Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle AirportOHD53 kmstraight line
Ohrid, North Macedonia
Airports in North MacedoniaTransfers & Meet & Greet → - 2 KZI84 kmstraight line
- 3 IOA122 kmstraight line
More about Prespa National Park
Prespa National Park is one of 29 national parks in Greece. It covers 250 km² (25,000 ha) — about 2.4 times the size of Paris, making it the #8 largest national park in Greece (3.5% of the country's national park area).
History and protection
The park was established in 1974, 52 years ago — the first national parks in Greece date back to 1938.
Visiting Prespa National Park
The closest airport is Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD), about 53 km away — around 1 h 9 min by car; alternatively Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI, 84 km). Other national parks within reach include Prespa National Park (276 km²), Pelister National Park (172 km²), Fir of Drenovë National Park (14 km²) and Galičica National Park (228 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.