The mountains behind the races

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• Arma ParnithasA narrow limestone gorge with a stream running between smooth bouldersPhoto: Vasilis Davaris / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Arma ParnithasA stony path through scrub on a ridge of western Parnitha, with ravines and the sea beyondPhoto: Al6apas / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Arma ParnithasThe ruined walls of the Phyle fort on a wooded hill in western ParnithaPhoto: George E. Koronaios / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Arma ParnithasThe wooded gorge below the Phyle fortress on western Parnitha, with Athens and Mount Hymettus on the horizonPhoto: George E. Koronaios / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Arma ParnithasPine-covered slopes of western Parnitha in autumn light, with the plain beyondPhoto: Elytros / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Arma ParnithasArma ParnithasPhoto: M.Perdiou / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Arachova TrailPanoramic view over the stone houses of ArachovaPhoto: Юкатан / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Arachova TrailThe landscape around Arachova, with the mountain rising behind the townPhoto: Berthold Werner / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Arachova TrailThe town of Arachova spread along the southern slopes of ParnassosPhoto: Aleksasfi / Public domain
• Arachova TrailA view of Arachova and the hillside it is built onPhoto: Jebulon / CC0
• Arachova TrailArachova TrailPhoto: LBM1948 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Armeno Gate Trail RaceA stony path between trees and schist slabs on the dragon-house hill above StyraPhoto: Ziegler175 / CC0
• Alexander the Great MarathonAn equestrian statue in silhouette against the setting sun over the sea, with tall spears beside itPhoto: Berthold Werner / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Alexander the Great MarathonA runner on a wide seafront promenade with pines, the city behindPhoto: Andreas Wolf 01 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Alexander the Great MarathonA bronze statue of a rider on a rearing horse against a blue skyPhoto: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany / CC BY-SA 2.0
• Alexander the Great MarathonA round stone tower at the end of a wide seafront promenade, a wooden boat moored alongsidePhoto: Berthold Werner / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Alexander the Great MarathonAlexander the Great MarathonPhoto: konstantinos kolimpa… / CC BY 3.0
• Lailias Wolves RacesA large weathered boulder in a meadow on the green slopes above Ano VrontouPhoto: Nikolaos Fantsoudis / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Crete Half MarathonA small town seen from the air, its straight main street running to the hillsPhoto: Manolis159 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Crete Half MarathonHouses of a hill village above an orchardPhoto: C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Crete Half MarathonA stone church with a bell gable on a paved village square, big clay jars around itPhoto: C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Crete Half MarathonAn old stone house and an arched door on a village lanePhoto: C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Crete Half MarathonA village of flat-roofed houses above olive terracesPhoto: C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Crete Half MarathonCrete Half MarathonPhoto: Olaf Tausch / CC BY 3.0
• Amorgos Trail ChallengeA ruined stone hut and old terraces on a dry hillside above a calm, wide blue seaPhoto: Zde / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amorgos Trail ChallengeThe bay of Aegiali seen from Tholaria, with the bare ridge of Amorgos running out to the north-eastPhoto: Zde / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amorgos Trail ChallengeSunset over a calm bay with two anchored sailing boats and the dark outline of an isletPhoto: Zde / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amorgos Trail ChallengeA rocky footpath on a bare hillside high above a deep blue sea, with a headland and a white chapel on the ridgePhoto: Zde / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amorgos Trail ChallengeA man riding a donkey past low stone houses with a blue door, under a bare, rocky hillsidePhoto: Zde / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amorgos Trail ChallengeAn old stone-paved path between dry-stone walls, climbing through rocky ground towards white chapels and bare hillsPhoto: Zde / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Rhodes MarathonA walled medieval palace above a harbour with windmills, seen from the seaPhoto: Jebulon / CC0
• Rhodes MarathonA lit gateway in massive medieval walls reached by a bridge, at duskPhoto: Jorge Láscar from Australia / CC BY 2.0
• Rhodes MarathonA stone windmill beside a rocky mole, with a round fort and lighthouse beyondPhoto: Jebulon / CC0
• Rhodes MarathonRhodes MarathonPhoto: Jorge Láscar from Australia / CC BY 2.0
• Rock Solid KastellorizoA row of brightly painted houses on the waterfront under a dry hillsidePhoto: Josep Renalias Lohen11 / CC BY 4.0
• Rock Solid KastellorizoRed roofs of a harbour town far below a rocky slope, with islets in a turquoise sea and a mountainous coast beyondPhoto: Ellogon / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Dadia Trail RunPine and oak forest covering the hills of the Dadia national parkPhoto: Chalki25 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Dadia Trail RunMorning light coming through the pines of the Dadia forestPhoto: Krystallia A.S / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Dadia Trail RunThe national park information centre at Dadia villagePhoto: DocWoKav / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Dadia Trail RunThe long wooden raptor observatory of the Dadia forest, with painted vulture silhouettes over its doors and a railed walkway in frontPhoto: Héctor Ochoa 'Robot8A' / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Dadia Trail RunVultures gathered at the feeding station in the Dadia forestPhoto: Pjposullivan / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Dadia Trail RunDadia Trail RunPhoto: Pjposullivan / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Grammos Mountain RunThe Grammos dragon lake seen from the ground above itPhoto: Eleni Alexiou / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Grammos Mountain RunGistova, the alpine lake on the Grammos ridge, with the border running through itPhoto: Anastasia maragkou / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Grammos Mountain RunThe long summit ridge of Mount Grammos on the Greek-Albanian borderPhoto: John Kotarides / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Grammos Mountain RunThe Grammos range from the air, snow still lying on the topsPhoto: kallerna / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Grammos Mountain RunGrammos Mountain RunPhoto: Christaras A / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Ioannina Half MarathonA wooded island in a calm lake at dusk, snowy mountains behindPhoto: Taspapa / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ainos Mountain MarathonFirs and pale rock on top of Ainos, with clouds below and the sea and the island's coast beyondPhoto: Rafly96 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ainos Mountain MarathonThe Ainos massif rising above the Kefalonian coast, cloud sitting on its ridgePhoto: Abfab27 at English Wikipedia / Public domain
• Ainos Mountain MarathonTwo white horses and a dark foal among limestone rocks and scrub high on AinosPhoto: Mxanthakis / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ainos Mountain MarathonSlopes of Mount Ainos covered in dense dark firs under a summer skyPhoto: Jimzoun / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ainos Mountain MarathonFrom high on Ainos, firs and rocky slopes fall away to a coastal plain and the seaPhoto: Andgie76 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ainos Mountain MarathonA narrow tarmac road between tall firs on Ainos, fading into mistPhoto: Andgie76 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Cholomon TrailA red-brick chapel with a blue dome among cypresses and pinesPhoto: LucT / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Cholomon TrailWooded hills rolling away under a pale sky, framed by fir branchesPhoto: Christaras A / CC BY 3.0
• Cholomon TrailA town of red roofs spread over a green hillside, seen past yellow broomPhoto: Luc.T from Buggenhout, België / CC BY 2.0
• Cholomon TrailA large white stone cross beside a small whitewashed chapel with a red roofPhoto: Luc.T from Buggenhout, België / CC BY 2.0
• Cholomon TrailCholomon TrailPhoto: Μάριος Πιβερόπουλος / CC BY 4.0
• Lost TrailA waterfall dropping into a clear green pool in the Enipeas gorgePhoto: Matis27 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Artemisio Mountain RunningA small village among trees in autumn colours on a wooded slope, with a long bare mountain ridge behindPhoto: FilipposTrains / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Artemisio Mountain RunningA green plain of small fields between bare rocky mountains, with a road running along its edgePhoto: ulrichstill / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Artemisio Mountain RunningArtemisio Mountain RunningPhoto: FilipposTrains / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Divris Hard Trail RaceA wooded summit of the Lampeia range against a bright blue skyPhoto: Tony Esopi / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Divris Hard Trail RaceThe snow-covered ridge of the Lampeia mountains above the wooded slopes and the roofs of the villagePhoto: aplessas / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Divris Hard Trail RaceA neoclassical school with a tiled roof among trees, the houses of Divri on the slope and fir-covered mountains behindPhoto: Enpatrais (Greek Wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 4.0
• To Gidi ton MethanonThe wooded volcanic cone of Kosona on MethanaPhoto: Schuppi / CC BY-SA 4.0
• To Gidi ton MethanonThe beach and waterfront of Methana town with the hills behindPhoto: Schuppi / CC BY-SA 3.0
• To Gidi ton MethanonThe Methana peninsula rising out of the Saronic gulfPhoto: George E. Koronaios / CC BY-SA 4.0
• To Gidi ton MethanonBare lava domes stacked one behind another on the western side of MethanaPhoto: Julien Seguinot from Lille, France / CC BY-SA 2.0
• To Gidi ton MethanonTo Gidi ton MethanonPhoto: Helmut Aschauer / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hydra's Trail EventHydra from the air: a long bare ridge dropping straight into the sea on both sidesPhoto: dronepicr / CC BY 2.0
• Hydra's Trail EventThe fortified entrance to Hydra's harbour, with the town rising behind itPhoto: Matti Blume (MB-one) / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Hydra's Trail EventA wide stone-paved path climbing through pine forest on HydraPhoto: Julien Seguinot from Lille, France / CC BY-SA 2.0
• Hydra's Trail EventA single-arch stone bridge on a bare hillside above Palamidas, with a white chapel behind itPhoto: MM 00:13, 17 May 2006 (UTC) / Public domain
• Hydra's Trail EventDonkeys waiting on the quay at Hydra portPhoto: Sharon Mollerus / CC BY 2.0
• Hydra's Trail EventThe monastery of Profitis Ilias on a shoulder above the sea, with islands on the horizonPhoto: Julien Seguinot from Lille, France / CC BY-SA 2.0
• Argithea Mountain RaceSun breaking over the summit ridge of Voutsikaki in the AgrafaPhoto: ΠΕΤΡΟΣ ΖΙΩΓΑΣ / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Argithea Mountain RaceArgithea Mountain RacePhoto: Christospappis / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Faethon Olympus MarathonA stone church with a bell tower and arcade on a village street, a wooded slope behindPhoto: Athacosi / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Faethon Olympus MarathonA village of red roofs below a rocky viewpoint, with a wide plain and low hills beyondPhoto: Κιούλογλου Αικατερίνη (Ekkioulo) / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Faethon Olympus MarathonFaethon Olympus MarathonPhoto: Mary papadopoulou / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Gomfoi TrailThe peak of Koziakas rising above wooded foothills and a green fieldPhoto: Grecomara / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Nimfea Fortress Trail RunTwo broken stone walls of the Byzantine castle against a blue skyPhoto: Ggia / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Nimfea Fortress Trail RunThe whitewashed entrance of the Nymfaia Fort under bare November treesPhoto: Ggia / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Nimfea Fortress Trail RunA long stairway down a whitewashed tunnel inside the fortPhoto: Ggia / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Nimfea Fortress Trail RunNimfea Fortress Trail RunPhoto: Ggia / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Patras Half MarathonA street lined with trees and lamps running straight down to the sea at sunsetPhoto: Davide Mauro / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Patras Half MarathonA harbour front with a pier and moored boats, the town and mountains behind at duskPhoto: The original uploader was Donnerstag at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0
• Patras Half MarathonThe town of Patras seen from the deck of a ferry, with the port and a red shipPhoto: Jean Housen / CC BY 3.0
• Patras Half MarathonPatras Half MarathonPhoto: Davide Mauro / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Patras Night Half MarathonA wide paved square in front of an arcaded neoclassical theatrePhoto: gary4now / CC BY 3.0
• Patras Night Half MarathonA harbour breakwater with a small lighthouse, the city and the cable-stayed bridge behindPhoto: Michael Paraskevas / CC BY-SA 3.0