Mountains of Evros

At the end of the Eastern Rhodopes is located the famous Dadia forest, in which is maintained one of the foremost breeding raptors. Insects, reptiles and small animals of the forest constitute the food of birds, as well as the objects of observation for the visitor who may be encountered in a landscape of exceptional beauty. - The Saos mountain on the island of Samothrace, with the peak Moon, of height 1,448 m, is located higher than any other peak in the Aegean Sea. Dozens of streams and small rivers discharge into the steep slopes of the mountain creating waterfalls at their base form small lakes, which are called "Vathres" by the locals.