• Visit the lakeside village of Psaradhes with its traditional buildings, history of fishing and indigenous dwarf cattle.
• Take a boat trip out on the Great Prespa Lake to visit the hermitages along the coast from Psaradhes.
  
• Visit the stunning ruins of the 10th c. basilica on the island of Agios Achillios on the Little Prespa Lake.
• Explore the beautiful traditional stone architecture of the village of Agios Germanos; visit its 11th c. church with original frescos and stop at the information centre for an exhibition on the human and natural history of the area.
  

WITH A WEEKEND OR THREE DAYS

• Take a short walk amongst Prespa’s stunning scenery; perhaps out to the Roti headland across the bay from Psaradhes to look out across the Great Prespa Lake to Albania or up the small hill of Kale off the main road near Lefkona for great views of Little Prespa Lake.
• Enjoy a local speciality in one of the many lakeside tavernas of local carp slow baked in the oven with onions whilst watching the sun set behind the mountains.
  
• In summer take time to idle on the beach, perhaps enjoy some kayaking of beach volley and swim in the cooling waters of the Great Prespa Lake.
  
• In winter take to the snow covered slopes at Vigla for some skiing or snow boarding or simply watch the world go by in one of the cosy apres ski bars.

WITH A WEEK OR TEN DAYS

• Explore the island of Agios Achillios. Walk out to the beautifully 16th c. monastery of the Virgin of Porphyra, stroll along the tiny street of the islands village!
• Take a trip to the traditional shepherding village of Vrondero and stop for a glass of tsipouro in the village square. From the village you can walk down to the abandoned lakeside village of Angathoto, passing the old partisan hospital cave as you go to emerge into a valley opening onto the Little Prespa.
  
• Enjoy lunch at any one of a number traditional tavernas serving the local dishes. Not to be missed are beans cooked in the oven with the famous Prespa white beans and any of the delicious red pepper dishes cooked to grandmother’s recipes.
  
• Walk up to Zachariades’ cave from the village of Pili, and old headquarters for the partisans during civil war times.
  
• Take part in one of the many activities organised by No Limits an outdoor adventure company whose local base is in the village of Agios Germanos. Anything goes from kayaking to abseiling and trekking across the mountain tops to adventure games for groups and kids.Slow down the pace and spend time watching some of Prespa’s unique natural life.
  
• There are bird watching towers all over Prespa and from these you can observe a number of very rare species including the White and Dalmatian pelicans for which Prespa is famous. The Society for the Protection of Prespa based in Agios Germanos runs bird watching days and also will organise tours, find out more at the information centre in Agios Germanos.
  
• Visit the distilleries of Agio Germanos, especially in November and December, the season for making tsipouro the local drink. Some still have music and dancing on cold winter nights around the blazing distillery fire, and plenty of tsipouro to keep you going!
  
• Follow all or part of the E6 walking trail as it rises above the villages of Agios Germanos and Laimos up into the mountains surrounding the two lakes. In spring the mountain meadows put on a sumptuous display of wild flowers including delicate orchids from which the local Salepi tonic drink is still made.
  
• Raise the heat on those summer nights by visiting one of the bars and cafes. The music is mixed but there will always be some traditional dancing and if you don’t see any plates being smashed well for sure you’ll be dancing on the tables with the best of them as the dawn approaches.
  

DAY TRIPS FROM PRESPA DURING A LONGER STAY

• Nymphaio, with its unusual traditional slate and stone architecture and the famous bear sanctuary run by Arctouros where you can see rescued bears and learn all about them.
• For the more adventurous the nearby Albanian city of Korηλ with its huge daily market and many old style houses. The old village of Voskopoje with its Byzantine churches and the villages of Albanian Prespa situated on the lakeside within a national park. Hire a taxi at the border for the day to take you round all the sites.
  
• Pass through Florina with its riverside tavernas on the way to Bitola and Ohrid in F.Y.R. of Macedonia. Bitola has an old quarter with a lively market on Fridays as well as many cafes, churches and old mosques. The city of Ohrid is world famous for its Byzantine heritage, situated on the shores of Lake Ohrid you can visit the castle or many churches or simply stroll in the shady lakeside streets before tasting the delicious local wines.
  
• The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle at Kotas, the deserted village of Ano Kranionas sleeping quietly in hills and the villages of Korestia. These villages show a way of life as it might have been forever in the mountains of Northern Greece, where fields are still ploughed without tractors and the traditional welcoming hospitality of the Greeks may still be found.
  
• The charming city of Kastoria situated on a peninsula in the Kastoria Lake where many of Prespa’s pelican go to feed. Wander the old mansions or Museum of Folklore; tour around the peninsula stopping at the Byzantine monuments and churches; enjoy lunch and retsina from the barrel or simply stop at one of the many lakeside coffee houses and watch life pass by.