Lake Plastiras
An artificial lake in the mountains near Karditsa, also called Tavropos Reservoir and fed by the Tavropos river. It is named after the Greek general and politician Nikolaos Plastiras, who first proposed the dam.
- Where
- Karditsa, Thessaly, Greece
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 39.3000, 21.7500
Get the Lake Plastiras stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Plastiras. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Thessaly volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lake Plastiras
Meteora 47 km
A cluster of tall sandstone pillars in Thessaly with Orthodox monasteries built on their tops from the 14th century. Six are still active, and the whole area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Rousanou Monastery 48 km
An Orthodox monastery, now a convent, near Kalambaka in Thessaly. It sits on top of a rocky precipice more than 415 metres above the Pineios valley floor and is one of the monasteries of Meteora.
Varlaam monastery 48 km
The second largest of the Meteora monasteries, standing on a high rock reached by a long flight of steps. Its church was painted in 1548, and a museum holds icons and manuscripts.
Ioannina Castle 87 km
The fortified old town of Ioannina in northwestern Greece, beside Lake Pamvotida. The present walls date largely from the reconstruction under Ali Pasha in the late Ottoman period and include Byzantine parts.
Thermopylae 88 km
A narrow coastal pass where King Leonidas and his Spartans held back the Persian army in 480 BC. A bronze statue of Leonidas and a hill with a memorial mark the spot, beside hot sulphur springs.
Dodona 88 km
An ancient sanctuary in Epirus, among the oldest oracles of Greece, where priests read the will of Zeus in the rustling of a sacred oak. The site has a large theatre from the third century BC that is still used for performances.
Nicopolis 93 km
The ruins of the capital of the Roman province of Epirus, near Preveza. Octavian founded it in 29 BC to commemorate his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium in 31 BC, and its walls, theatre and odeon still stand.
Vale of Tempe 93 km
A narrow, steep sided gorge cut by the Pineios river between Mount Olympus and Mount Ossa. It is about 10 km long and was praised by ancient poets as a sacred place of Apollo.
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Questions
Where is Lake Plastiras?
Lake Plastiras is in Karditsa, Thessaly, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Meteora (47 km), Rousanou Monastery (48 km), Varlaam monastery (48 km).
How do I get the Lake Plastiras stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Plastiras and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Thessaly volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lake Plastiras before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Thessaly volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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