Kostas Papastavros and his goats on the top of the Koziakas mountain, part of Pindus range on mainland Greece. Photograph: Vasileios Tsiolis
Katy Fallon sends us to northern Greece to start the new year:
Kostas leading the goats back to the family's makeshift summer barn on Koziakas mountain
'My heart beats up here': Greece's nomadic herders on life in the hills – a photo essay
For hundreds of years the Vlach herders in Greece and the Balkans have moved livestock to high mountain pastures for the summer months. But their numbers are dwindling as their arduous existence is threatened by soaring costs and a lack of state support
Kostas and Fotini walk with the family's mare in front of the prehistoric cave of Theopetra village
Every spring in the Thessalian plains of central Greece, in the shadow of the mountains, an ancient and sacred migration of humans and goats takes place. Read more of this post
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