Hotel Kastro Ioánnina

... museum: paintings mainly. Note how all pictures show very swarthy-skinned people... including Christ & Mary. Also, many e.g.'s of silversmithing, which flourished in this region.
As we get back to camper, it begins to rain... and continues to do so all night! 
This evening, we get down to our penultimate DVD...

... I saw the photo that I took with this old man I remember asking him why he was not smiling at all. The answer was that this is how he is.

He does not smile at all, but he seems so sure of himself and proud of being from Epirus.



Metsovo is a remarkable village and we stayed there for about two and a ...

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It is an active monastery owes its name to the lead roof which has now been replaced by slates. (Molivdos means lead)



The history of the monastery goes back in the early Middle Ages. According to tradition, its founder was the Byzantine emperor Constantine from Pogoni and based on an inscription in the interior of ...

... very good memory of the place where we had lunch.

I am going to write when back from my journey more about this.



Konitsa however is famous for its variety of exceptional meat.

We tried lamb cooked in earthen vessel but the owner was very rude and quite expensive. All of us were disappointed.

... of 14.800 sq.m.

The tourist route is initially downhill and at the end it is uphill. One thousand metres in total.



A tourist can visit the cave daily at 8'oclock in the morning until sunset. The entrance of the tourist groups takes place every 10 minutes.

The fee to enter is 6 euros.

... jewelry. We walked in the narrow streets of the island and in the end we decided to have dinner somewhere before going back.



The small island is famous for it’s frog dishes, so I ordered one.

I remember the first time having it, it was nice so I did not hesitate to do so again. I even went into the kitchen and asked the women ...

... to discuss with some friends who arrange these trips.

While at the church there were two little boys who were in charge of the kiosk there. They were so cute and helpful, and one man got angry that these two little boys were in charge of the kiosk, but when the little ones started talking to him and answered every querry he had, he calmed down.

MONODENDRI

This beautiful Zagori village we visit todayy is about 41 km from the city of Ioannina.
It maintains intact the traditional stone-built architecture.
The Church of Agios Athanasios in the central square is of significan historical value.

We come here for lunch. From here are are going to visit the Gorge, but also I have a stroll in the village to take some photos and admire the architecture.

... old governor of Ioannina) residence, a castle. But when the Turks occupied the area, they tore most of the castle down and built a couple monasteries and some administrative buildings of their own. Thus, it was no longer a castle, but more of a fortress with the outer wall protecting and many important/official buildings inside. A couple of the buildings are now museums you can go look around in. They have artifacts from the time, as well as various garments and ...

... may visit. Until the early 1900s, the only way to reach the top was to climb long, folding wooden ladders, or spend a half hour suspended in a net while the monks winched the person up! Now, bridges and steps allow people to climb and see the chapels and fantastic views. We spent two days hiking up to see five of the monasteries. Most only allow you inside the small chapels which still have frescoes in amazing condition. A few chapels ...