CENTRAL ZAGORI
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You will be equally impressed by your tour of Central Zagori, which extends northwest of Ioannina and includes the villages of Vitsa, Monodendri, Kipi, Dilofo, Koukouli, Tsepelovo, Dipotamo, Fragkades, Leptokarya, Asprageli, Kapesovo, Skamneli, Negades, the well-known Vlachochoria (Vrysochori, Iliochori), the villages of the Upper Vikos valley (Vradeto, Elati, Elafotopos, Upper and Lower Pedina) as well as the villages of Dikorfo, Manassi and Kalouta. In this area of Zagori, the villages impress with their traditional architecture. The well-preserved stone mansions, the stone-paved kalderimia that lead to small picturesque squares, the stone and marble fountains that gush crystal clear water, the historic monuments, the churches, and the view of the lush slopes and the Vikos gorge compose the grandeur of Epirotic charm and rightly win the admiration of every visitor who, stunned by these stunning images, continues their tour of the Zagorochoria, eager to behold more beauties.
Among other things, you will have the opportunity to visit the Agapios Tolis Folklore Museum, which is based in the village of Kipi and hosts 40,000 objects of everyday life from all over the Zagori area. The Museum of Traditional Occupations, located in the village of Elafotopos, and the Library of the Pashaleio School, in the village of Kapesovo, where - among other things - one of the thirteen surviving copies of the Greek Chart of Rigas Feraios is kept.
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