The Pindos is one of the mightiest mountain ranges in Greece, stretching from its northern borders west to the Ionian Sea, south to Metsove, and east into Macedonia. The range encompasses two national parks, the second longest gorge in Europe, and some of the highest mountain peaks in the country.

One area of the Pindos is protected in the Vikos-Aoos National Park, which was created in 1973 and covers the area around the Vikos Gorge. The larger Pindos National Park was created in 1966, in part to protect the Balkan and black pines that have covered these mountain slopes for thousands of years. Here you will find Greece's remaining wolves and bears.