The designation “National Park” refers to areas which, under the international forest legislation, display special ecological interest due to the rare and variegated indigenous flora and fauna, their geomorphologic formations, subsoil, water and atmosphere.
Humans must ensure their preservation and improvement, both in order to allow the conduct of scientific studies and to attract visitors for recreational and educational purposes.
In Greece, under an ad hoc law, ten wooded areas have been established and demarcated as National Parks; the latter extend over a total area of 68,732 hectares, 34,378 of which make up the nuclei of these forests. The Greek National Parks are listed below:
| Name |
Prefecture |
Island |
| Ainos |
Kefalonia |
Kefalonia |
| Vikos Aoos |
Ioannina |
- |
| Lefka Ori (Samaria Gorge) |
Hania |
Crete |
| Iti |
Fthiotida |
- |
| Olympus |
Pieria |
- |
| Parnassus |
Fokida, Viotia |
- |
| Parnitha |
Attica |
- |
| Sounio |
Attica |
- |
| Pindus |
Ioannina |
- |
| Prespes |
Florina |
- |
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Natuur & ecotourisme 
