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Polyneri is one of the rare cases of a place in the world that has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Age until today. Among the remains of the various eras are the ruins of a small medieval castle. It was probably built in the late Roman period, but was also used by the Byzantines.
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Ephyra
The oracle of the dead, Nekromanteion, was the only oracle of the dead in Greece. The remains of the Necromanteion were found 500 meters from the remains of the Mycenaean ruins from the 14th century BC. The ancient temple of Persephone and Hades as well as the sanctuary of the death oracle stood on the Acheron, the river of the dead, on the hill of Ephyra. Below the hill, Lake Acherousia, which has disappeared today, expanded. The oracle of the dead was in the 3rd century BC. built and destroyed by the Romans when conquering Epirus. Pilgrims came from far away, hoping for advice for the future from their dead.
From a strategic point of view, the location of the castle was excellent, as it is on the road that leads from the Albanian mountains to southern Greece and the route from Nicopolis and today's city of Preveza to Parga and Thesprotia controls the sea routes to Italy and the Ionian Islands
A rather excellent preserved amphitheatre between ruins with magnificent view of the coast.
A monumental sculpture standing on top of the rock of Zalongo that commemorates the dance of Zalongo, a mass suicide of women of Souli (a mountainous region) in 1803 holding their children and dancing to their death falling off the cliff, in order not to fall into the hands of the Turkish armed forces (specifically Ali Pasha, the Ottoman ruler of Epirus). The statue is at 700 m on Zalongo Mountain