Places To Visit - Nymfaio, Greece

NYMFAIO, GREECE - OKTOBER 27 : The village of Nymfaio located near Florina on Oktober 27, 2014 in Nymfaio, Greece.Nymfaio or Neveska was settled around 1385 by Vlach travellers, who fled into the mountains after heavy battles with the Ottomans. Until the early 17th century, their main source of income was raiding the estates in the plains. Around 1630, the village became a centre of silversmithing, known all over Macedonia for the next three centuries.Nymfaio is a mountain village, situated at 1350 m elevation in the densely forested Verno mountains.The village is protected by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture in order to preserve its architectural integrity. (Photo by Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images)