Lake Orestiada
Lake Orestiada or Lake of Kastoria (Greek: Λίμνη Ορεστιάδα) is a lake in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, northwestern Greece. Sitting at an altitude of 630 metres, the lake covers an area of 28 square kilometres.
| Lake Orestiada | |
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| Lake of Kastoria | |
 Lake of Kastoria | |
  Lake Orestiada | |
| Location | Kastoria regional unit |
| Coordinates | 40°30′54″N 21°18′00″E |
| Native name | Λίμνη Ορεστιάδα (Greek) |
| Basin countries | Greece |
| Surface area | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
Nine rivulets flow into the lake, and it drains into the Haliacmon river. Its depth varies from nine to ten metres. The Orestida was formed about 10 million years ago. The Kastoria Peninsula (with the town of Kastoria) divides the lake into two parts, the larger to the north and the smaller to the south.
The lake takes its name from the Oreiades. Lakeside attractions include, apart from the Byzantine architectural heritage of the town, an 11th-century Byzantine monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa and the reconstructed prehistoric settlement of Dispilio, where the Dispilio Tablet was retrieved from the lake in 1992. The lake is known to freeze in winters.
Pictures
Road close to the lake
View to the town
Dalmatian pelican at lake Orestiada
Eurasian coots at lake Orestiada
Black headed gulls at lake Orestiada
Mute swan swimming at lake Orestiada