Back at Nydri, there are excursions from here to a completely different environment and atmosphere. First objective: the waterfalls (follow the signs on the central road through the village) for a refreshing dip. The route goes through orchards and fields, through the settlement of Rachi, and, having left the carriage road, heads west along a footpath leading up the mountain, alongside the gorge.
The leafy path ends at a rocky cliff where the waterfall is formed. A little farther on the water collects in a natural pool, where in early summer the water is still plentiful and a plunge in the icy water coming from the mountain heights is tremendously invigorating. In the past there used to be many wate mills here to grind the wheat of the area.
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