In Kaimaktsalan, for skiing and good mood

On the one hand, you want to reach to spill into the snow. On the other hand, you wish the route lasted longer than the two and a half to three hours it takes starting from Thessaloniki. The scenery around is enchanting, the unspoiled nature and the snow-capped mountain peaks, especially as you get closer to Vora, seem in themselves as a reward for the journey you make. But you started early, to arrive early and enjoy the skiing as many hours as possible.

Kaimaktsalan Ski Center is one of the most popular ski resorts in Greece. Organized and always reliable, with fourteen tracks of various difficulty levels. Beginners, experienced, daring, young and old, in a beautiful, colorful immovable mosaic on the white of the snow compose an image that is permanently overflowing with joy, from the happiness that gives you the incomparable feeling of sliding on the snow.

We rented gear, hit the slopes, and stopped when we physically couldn't continue. It was exhausting but so enjoyable, so rewarding, you become that kid again who doesn't care if you fall or get dirty, you just get up and keep going. We barely managed to stay awake while enjoying a hot chocolate in the Chalet before falling tired to sleep.

The next morning we visited the rich breakfast buffet, to get strength for the rest of the day. Following the instructor, we reached the free off-piste skiing area, as we had chosen to experience the mountain away from the organized ski area, which was particularly interesting, although it required more attention to our movements.

At noon we headed to Agios Athanasios for dinner, as we usually do, always choosing a different taverna for variety. The feeling is always the same, everything delicious and filling, the unique vegetable soup and the juicy lamb skewers, the handmade, local pies and the tsipouro, in moderation, which at the altitude seems to work as a digestive.

We returned to the ski lift but did not go back down again, tired from the previous day's overexertion. We relaxed in the spa, with a massage and sauna, as the next morning we would have to go back to reality, city life and work. Which would be a little more pleasant, after the good mood we acquired on the mountain and lasted for a long time.