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Administrative region of Greece
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Epirus is a region in the west of Northern Greece. The beaches of the coast are developed for tourism and well visited, while the mountainous interior receives little attention, even though it is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Greece.
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Beautiful little church in an impressive mountain location with a fantastic view.
Very nice monastery with a rich religious history. It was founded in the 13th century. Very beautiful view.
A well-known monastery complex in a very nice place right on the Greek-Albanian border. There is a waterfall near the monastery.
Small monastery in an impressive landscape and location and a very nice view.
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.
A rather excellent preserved amphitheatre between ruins with magnificent view of the coast.
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.
A wonderful work of ancient technology, the superstructure that supplied Nikopolis with a population of 150,000 with water from a distance of 50 km.
A small but impressive Ottoman fortress built by Ali Pasha in the early 19th century.
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 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
32–38 °C. Even if closed, you can go inside. The surroundings are quite picturesque and allow for beautiful sunsets.
By boat
Igoumenitsa is regularly served by ferries from the Italian cities of Ancona, Bari, Brindisi and Venice, and there are ferry connections to Patras and Corfu.
By road
At Igoumenitsa is the starting point of the A2 motorway, which goes to Thessaloniki via Ioannina and Metsovo.
In the mountain regions, your own vehicle is a prerequisite to get to the places of interest for tourists. Public transport also runs, but the time it takes is quite high.
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