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Excursion .
A day trip bus excursion to Ioannina(the capital of
Epirus),Terovo,Dodoni,Perama caves.The costs of entrance to Dodoni theater is
included in the price.All meals and refreshments and the entrance of Perama
caves are at the clients own expense.
Departure from Parga at 08.00 and first we visit Filipiada,to watch the
storks(birds)for 10 minutes.Then we have a stop at Terovo for morning coffee
and specialy cheese and milk pies.After Terovo,we visit the famous Dodoni
theater and we spend 45 minutes and then we drive to Ioannina city(the capital
of Epirus).We have 3 hours free time for shopping,or visiting Perama caves,or
visiting by boat the island(with the Turkish mosque and the museum of Ali
Pasa.
In Parga we will arrive at aproxemately 19.00
The historian Procopius states that the city of Ioannina,was founded in 527 AD
by Justinian,who recognised the strategic importance of the area and therefore
ordered the habitants of the old town of Evroia in Thesprotia ,to relocate to
the penisula where the city's castle presently liers.In 1204 AD,Michael
Angelos Comninos founded the Despotate of Epirus.The Despotate became subject
to the rule of the Byzantine emperor Andronicus II, where upon a series of
economic, administrative and religious privileges helped the city to flourish
even more. The city became a major prosperity led to intellectual
heights,especialy between 1788-1822,when Ali Pasha ruled Ioannina. When Ali
Pasha was beheaded in 1822 for high treason Ioannina declined for a short
period. It soon,though,advanced to new economic and cultural heights.The city
was rebuilt after the fire in 1869.The Greek army liberated Ioannina in the
1913 and a new era begins for the city.
Ioannina is a town which provides a lot of cultural and administrative
facilities, doesn't have only a glorious past but it has also created its own
European identity.
A walk from the central square along Dodonis road or toward its picturesque
lake, is a very good idea. Thus, one can see the Courts, the Prefecture and
other new buildings. In Ioannina there is the Archeological museum (located in
the central square), the Byzantine museum (situated at the citadel of
Ioannina) and the Folkloric museum at.M.Angelou str .The Vreli museum is
situated at the 12th kl. of Ioannina-Athens High street.The Castle of
Ioannina is one of the oldest of its kind found in our country.It was
built by Emperor Justinian in 528 AD. The lake Pamvotis with its islet is a
very nice place to visit. Its depth is more than 13 meters and in the northern
part of the lake lies a picturesque islet about 90 acres. It is accessible in
ten minutes by small boats. There is a village on, built in the 17th century
by refugees from Mani.
Price per
adult:
EURO .-Children
2-12 years half price, children 0-2 free
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