Evaluation and interpretation of landscape along nomadic routes in northern Pindos

The activity of nomads has formed landscapes of particular value in the Greek countryside. Νomads, who are livestock groups associated with the movement of herds in the form of winter pastures from lowlands to highlands and back, were opening passages and corridors, both in forests and grasslands, resulting in the creation of a special mosaic. The characteristics of the nomadic landscape, when individually examined, could be evaluated as insignificant, however, as a whole, they constitute a totality, characterizing a place. This work is an attempt to interpret and evaluate the landscape, and in particular, the route that was followed by the nomads in the past along a trail that passes through the villages Samarina to Trikomo in northern Pindos, in order to highlight the characteristics that emerge from their former activity and the imprint they left nowadays. The evaluation of the trail was conducted in parts and it involved grading that was carried out according to the appearance and significance of certain landscape criteria. Some parts of the trail were evaluated with a high score, due to their special natural and geographical characteristics as well the infrastructure they include, which, in turn, shows the intense activity of the nomads in the fields of livestock, agriculture and even forestry, in order for them to survive.