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Epirus

Things to see in Epirus

20 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

The image shows a stone-vaulted underground passage or tunnel with a metal handrail, likely part of an archaeological site's subterranean structure.

Parga · Archaeological Sites

Necromanteion of Acheron

The Necromanteion of Acheron was an oracle of the dead, a sanctuary in the Epirus countryside near the village of Mesopo...
The Aoös river flowing between autumn-coloured forested cliffs, seen from the Konitsa bridge

Konitsa · Historic Sites & Ruins

Aoös Gorge

Gorge in Epirus, Greece, with rafting
The Aslan Pasha Mosque with its dome and minaret inside Ioannina castle

Ioannina · Religious Heritage

Aslan Pasha Mosque (Municipal Ethnographic Museum)

17th-century Ottoman mosque and ethnographic museum
Drakolimni, the alpine Dragon Lake of Mount Tymfi, reflecting the surrounding peaks

Papigo · Natural Landscapes

Drakolimni of Tymfi (Dragon Lake)

Turquoise alpine lake at 2,050m in Pindus mountains
The multi-arched stone Bridge of Arta over the Arachthos river

Arta · Historic Sites & Ruins

Bridge of Arta

17th-century stone bridge spanning the Arachthos River
A traditional stone and stucco house with a terracotta tiled roof, wooden balcony, and multiple chimneys, situated on a sloping street with other similar buildings and mountains in the background.

Metsovo · Historic Districts

Metsovo Traditional Architecture (Papanika District)

Metsovo is built on the steep slopes of the Pindus mountains in Epirus, at an altitude of over a thousand metres, and it...
A view of a clear, shallow river flowing at the base of a steep, rocky limestone cliff face with sparse vegetation.

Parga · Natural Landscapes

Acheron River Springs

The Acheron River Springs rise in the countryside of Thesprotia, in Epirus in north-western Greece, near the village of...
The Island of Ioannina in Lake Pamvotida with the mountains behind

Ioannina · Monasteries

Island of Ioannina (Nisaki)

Inhabited lake island with monasteries in Ioannina
The Acheron river mouth at Ammoudia with fishing boats and the village

Parga · Natural Landscapes

Ammoudia Village

Ammoudia is a small seaside village on the coast of Epirus, a short drive from Parga, at the point where the Acheron Riv...
Walls and trees of Its Kale, the inner citadel of Ioannina castle

Ioannina · Castles

Its Kale (Ioannina Castle)

Byzantine fortress on Ioannina's lake promontory
A white, two-story building with a traditional architectural style, featuring a stone base, a central wooden balcony, and a red-tiled roof, situated behind a wooden fence.

Metsovo · Local History Museums

Mousio Dimou Metsovou (Museum of Metsovo)

Metsovo is a mountain town in the Pindus range of Epirus, at an altitude of around 1,100 metres, and it has long been th...
The image shows a large, historic Byzantine-style church constructed of stone and brick, featuring a central dome flanked by smaller semi-domes, set against a clear blue sky with trees visible to the left.

Arta · Religious Heritage

Church of Panagia Parigoritissa

13th-century Byzantine octagonal church in Arta