Lake of Agras

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Lake of Agras

The manmade lake of Agras, which was created to run f the hydroelectric power plant of the same name, turned into a wetland with rich water vegetation and a variety of fowl species, with swans, pelicans, kingfishers, cranes, swamp ducks, coots and other rare birds that nest in the reeds. The wetland of Agras with its many waterfowls, is surrounded by orchards of apple and cherry trees, as well as green meadows where cows, sheep and goats graze; their milk is used for the local tasty organic dairy produce.

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