Journey through Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, one of Greece’s most diverse and little-known regions, stretching from Lake Kerkini near the Bulgarian border to the Evros Delta and the frontier with Turkey.

A fascinating portrait of northern Greece, combining nature, faith, food, history, music and disappearing traditions.

Greece! From the Mountains to the Shoreline - EP5

00:00 Eastern Greece: Traditions at the Edge of Europe
03:40 The Buffalo Herd Saved from Extinction
06:38 Saving a Species by Selling Its Meat
13:21 A Village Prepares to Walk Through Fire
17:01 Dancing Into a Trance Before the Flames
19:40 Barefoot on Red-Hot Embers
21:28 No Burns, No Pain After the Fire Walk
27:09 A Wetland Home to 70% of Europe’s Birds
32:01 Music Unites Christians and Muslims
36:27 One of Europe’s Last Black Vulture Refuges
46:25 A Two-Kilometer Thread Hidden in One Cocoon