Epirus Travel Guide
Vikos Gorge in the Zagori, Epirus. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Epirus is Greece's mountainous northwest: the Pindus range, stone villages and some of the deepest gorges in Europe. The Zagori, a cluster of 46 stone villages, is the heart of it, with Vikos Gorge, one of the deepest gorges in the world relative to its width, at its center.
Ioannina, the capital, sits on Lake Pamvotida with a walled castle and the island of Ali Pasha. Dodona, the second oracle of the ancient world after Delphi, lies south. The Acheron river, the mythical river to the underworld, is now a gorge for rafting; Parga is the coast's resort town.
Key destinations in Epirus
Vikos GorgeThe great gorge of the Zagori: viewpoints at Oxia and Beloi.
Zagori villagesStone villages, arched bridges and the steps of Vradeto.
Ioannina castle and lakeThe walled old town on Lake Pamvotida and Ali Pasha's island.
PargaThe colorful harbor town under its Venetian castle.
Acheron SpringsThe mythical underworld river: a gorge walk and rafting.
DodonaThe ancient oracle: one of Greece's largest theatres.
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Top Cities & towns in Epirus
Regional food
- Epirus pies (the region is famous for its pites)
- Metsovone smoked cheese from Metsovo
- Frog legs, the Ioannina speciality
Getting there
Ioannina National Airport (IOA) has domestic flights. The Egnatia Odos links Ioannina with Thessaloniki. Igoumenitsa is the ferry port for Italy and Corfu.