Zagori

城市概覽

Zagori is the name of a historical district of the Region of Epirus, north of Ioannina, dotted with 46 villages in traditional style. The impressive landscape with high mountains, dense barely inhabited forests and impressive gorges and the wild beauty of the Zagori mountain villages captures every visitor. The houses and streets of the small typical mountain villages are built of stone. The same applies to the many monasteries and churches. Another attraction are the stone arch bridges which are true masterpieces of traditional bridge construction. They all date back to the Ottoman era. It is a destination suitable for eco-tourism lovers. Most developed with touristic infrastructure is the western part but also consider visiting eastern Zagori, which is far less developed in a touristic sense but just as impressive. A problem for tourism is the unsteady climate due to the mountainous climate with often rain and low temperatures, unexpected by many visitors that know Greece only from sunny hot beaches. Each of the four seasons is suitable for a visit to the Zagori region. Winter, despite being characterized by inclement weather, allows you to enjoy the spectacle of snow-covered villages, giving them a fairy tale atmosphere and out of time. Walking through the alleys in stone you will perceive the pungent smell of wood burning in the chimneys of houses and taverns where the locals meet and the rare tourists in convivial youth accompanied by wine and often of tsipuro. Already at the end of February snow in the nearby mountains starts to melt. Especially pleasant are the short walks along the course of rivers and streams where the water returns to flow impetuously, interspersed with pieces of ice. The summer is, like everywhere in Europe, the season that sees a greater influx of tourists, which partly contributes to depress the magic of the villages of Zagori. However, visitors are not so numerous and weather is more stable and warm enough for a bath in rivers or lakes

如何抵達

By car Most visitors come by (rental) car from Ioannina.

By bus Buses from Ioanina Ktel to the Zagori villages run not on a regular schedule.

當地交通

The best way to explore this region is by car, hiking from village to village or using a mountain bike or e-bike. Public transport is available but far too time consuming and buses do not stop at the many viewpoints or other points of interest in-between the villages. For people who are good on foot there are also many signposted hiking trails that lead to the many attractions. For people with disabilities, the area is rather difficult to move and the attractions hardly accessible.

必看景點

The main thing to see is the stunning landscape and the old style villages with their old stone bridges.

1 Agia Paraskevi (Convent of Saint Paraskevi). An abanconed convent situated on the cliffs of Vikos Canyon, with a fantastic view. (updated Jun 2020) 2 Drakolimni. 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. (updated Feb 2018) 3 Konitsa Stone bridge (Γεφύρι Κόνιτσας). Impressive ancient stone bridge and start of a nice hike into the Aoos Gorge. (updated Dec 2019) 4 Monument to Zagorian Women. 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, 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. (updated Feb 2018) 5 Panagia Speleotissa Monastery. In a landscape of rare natural beauty in the Aristi area, above the Voidomatis River. (updated Jun 2020) 6 The Vradeto Steps (Skala of Vradeto). 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. (updated Feb 2018) 7 Waterfall of Iliohori. 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. (up

體驗活動

Activities in this region include

Hiking Rafting Touring Ski Horse riding Mountain biking, and Canyoning. Check out these outdoor companies:

Active Nature Zagori Outdoor ... many more can be found—always compare prices.

購物

Best things to buy are agricultural products of the area that includes honey, herbs, herbal teas, Feta cheese and hard cheese and goat or sheep meat.

美食

A speciality of the area are Pittas, which are pies filled with cheese (Tiropita), Spinach (Spanakopita), wild greenstuff (Hortopita), pumpkin (Kolokothopita - which can be either sweet or salty) or Spinach plus feta cheese (Tirospanakopita). Also try goat and sheep meat of the area. The meat has very good taste as the animals graze freely and eat many different grasses.

飲品與夜生活

Try the wines from the region and the Tsipouro, a pomace brandy. During wine production, after pressing the grapes, the pomace falls as a waste product, which is then fermented and distilled. The more often it is distilled, the better the schnapps. Standard is a 2 times distillation. This is Tsipouro (also called Raki or Tsikoudia). If anise or fennel is added to the distillation, the Tsipouro tastes like ouzo. At the Zagori region normally no anis is added and the taste is pure. It's the same product that is called Grappa in Italy.

住宿

Most visitors stay in one of the many hotels and guesthouses in Monodendri, Papingo, Aristi, Tsepelovo, Ano Pedina, Vitsa, Elati or Kipi. In these villages is also few nightlife, while in the smaller villages this is less. Almost all hotels or guest houses are built and furnished in the traditional style and are listed and rated in the well-known Internet booking sites.