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Region in Epirus, Greece
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Zagori, also called Zagorochoria (The Zagori Villages) is a historical area and a municipality in Epirus, Greece, with an area of some 1,000 km², including 46 villages. Since 2023 the Zagori Cultural Landscape has been a .
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Convent of Saint Paraskevi
An abanconed convent situated on the cliffs of Vikos Canyon, with a fantastic view.
It is a beautiful alpine lake at 2,100 m reachable by a demanding hike from Papingo. It takes around 3 hr from the village to the Astraka refuge and another 1½ hr to the lake. The route to the lake is a bit easier than to the refuge. As it is a rather long walk for one day it is advisable to stay at the refuge overnight. The view at each point of the climbing is stunning.
Γεφύρι Κόνιτσας
Impressive ancient stone bridge and start of a nice hike into the Aoos Gorge.
The monument is dedicated to the Zagorian women in memory of their help in the fight against the invading Italian troops in the fall of 1940. The statue was erected in 1993 and has a height of 6 m, Women of Zagoria in the 1940 war actively participated in the fight and participated in the supply of Greek forces who fought to stop the fascist invasion that was trying to reach Metsovo through the Aoos valley.
In a landscape of rare natural beauty in the Aristi area, above the Voidomatis River.
A moderate hiking trail of 3 km in the footsteps of the old builders of this stairs that you can climb from the village of Kapesovo to the village of Vradeto and continue 1 km to the Beloi hike starting point Very beautiful nature. For those who do not want to climb stairs and rocks you can go from the top site of mountain in Vradeto and have just a view of the whole path from there.
A steep 2-km path leads down to the waterfall, but it is well worth to go and to have a bath in summer in the ice cold water.
By bus
Buses from Ioanina Ktel to the Zagori villages run not on a regular schedule.
The best way to explore this region is by car, hiking from village to village or using a mountain bike or e-bike.
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