Princess Lanassa Ioánnina

We move on to Ioaninna. Rained in night & overcast now... not inspiring. As we roll along, however, it starts to brighten up. Good roads and a reasonable journey. Camping turns out to be right on lake, only 1k from town. Sun beats down on us: perfect.
However, dark clouds loom on distant mountains, so we decide to carry macs when we set ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

VIKOS GORGE


The Vikos Gorge lies in the North Pindus Mountains in the historic area of Epirus, 30 kilometers north of Ioannina and 24 miles from the Albanian border. The area, called the Zagori, has 44 villages called the Zagorohoria. The 12-kilometer gorge itself can be hiked in two or three parts: Monodendri north to Vikos; Vikos to ...

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.

I am so disappointed because photos cannot be taken in this beautiful museum.
I was being told that I will find photos though their site, but the photos I found cannot be compared to what we saw there. The building inside, and the stairs ...

The City of Ioannina



Situated at an altitude of 470 m above sea level and 436 m from Athens, Ioannina is the largest of the Region. Stretching along the western banks of the Pamvotis Lake, it is renowned for its beauty, scenic sites and plethora of flora and fauna.



The old town is situated inside and around the caste with its traditional ...

As i told you, my welcome in Greece was just amazing!! I got the total cultural flash, half an hour after passing the boarder from Albania beeing in such a different company.. I liked it :)
I got to bed quite late (or better early) and woke up at early afteroon :D With Aris, the Flatmate of Panos, i walked around in the city, he showed me nice spots and some small sights. We had ...

... next to the lake... Thats where I've spent most of my time while I'm down there so far... I think thats where I'm spending my weekend, so I will make sure to take lots of pictures so you can imagine yourself there with me... =) Classes are fun... We have a language class 2 hours a day, every day... Its amazing how much faster 2 hours goes by in a class over here... I'm not even tempted to fall asleep because it is so intense... LoL.. All the directions in the text book are ...