Program

Day 1: LARNAKA - ATHENS - ISTHMOS - ARTA BRIDGE - PLAKA BRIDGE - PRAMANTA
Gathering at Larnaka airport to take our flight to Athens. Arrival, pick-up and departure for the Isthmus of Corinth where we will make our first stop for coffee. We continue via the Rio - Antirio bridge to Menidi where we will stay for our lunch. Then we will go to Arta to admire the famous Single-arch Bridge of Arta. From there we will climb to the Tzoumerkiotika mountains and visit the Plaka Bridge, the largest single-arch bridge in the Balkans. We continue to the traditional village of Pramanta, the largest village in the area, built at the foot of Strongoula. Check-in at our hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 2: PRAMANTA - CAVE - SYRRAKOS - AGIOS NIKOLAS - MELISSOURGI
After breakfast departure for a first acquaintance with the beautiful village of Pramanta and we continue to the Cave of Pramanta. A beautiful cave with stalactites and stalagmites. Our next stop is the historic mansion village of Epirus, Syrrako which is built on the edge of a steep ravine at an altitude of 1200 meters and is a model of traditional architecture. We will walk and reach the village square to visit Agios Nikolaos, the patron saint of the village and the folklore museum. In the afternoon we start for a walk to the picturesque village of Melissourgoi which is located in the valley between the Athamanika Mountains (Tzoumerka) and the foothills of Pindos. Return to our hotel where, in the evening we will have dinner with traditional music and delicacies. Overnight stay.

Day 3: KTISTADES - AGNATA - KATARRAKTIS - MONASTERY OF AG. AIKATERINI - IOANNINA
After breakfast departure for the villages of Tzoumerki. We start from Ktistades to reach Agnanta. We will walk to this beautiful village to admire the beautiful view and visit the traditional watermill. We continue to the village of Katarraktis where we will visit the Monastery of Saint Catherine, which was built in 1730 but was rebuilt from the ground up in 1827 and stands out for its wooden carved iconostasis and the large icon of Saint Catherine with its gilded relief cover. We will also admire the twin waterfalls from afar and continue our journey to the city of Ioannina. Arrival, check-in at our hotel and overnight stay.

Day 4: CASTLE - ISLAND OF IOANNINA - WAX MUSEUM
After breakfast we will wander around the Castle of Ioannina! The Castle is mostly a work of the Ottoman period, with older Byzantine building phases incorporated. Inside the Castle, two citadels are formed. In the northeastern citadel, the palaces of the Byzantine rulers of the city were built. Today, the mosque of Aslan Pasha (1618) dominates its top. The second citadel, to the southeast, is known as Its-Kale, that is, the inner fortress. Our next stop is the Islet of Ioannina, one of the few inhabited lake islands in Europe. The island has a world first…it has no name! It is a rock drowned in pine trees, with a unique stone settlement around its natural harbor. Although small, the island has seven monasteries - the third largest monastic community in Greece, after Mount Athos and Meteora. Visit to the Museum with the wax figures and free time to get to know the city. Overnight.

Day 5: IOANNINA - METSOVO - KALAMBAKA - LARNACA
After breakfast, we depart for Metsovo where we will enjoy our coffee in this mountainous town in the prefecture of Ioannina at an altitude of 1,160 meters. Metsovo, with its mountainous charm, is built amphitheatrically in a forested embrace under the neck of Katara, this rugged stone mass of Pindos and stubbornly maintains its traditional character unchanged. We say goodbye to Metsovo and continue via Kalambaka, our route to Eleftherios Venizelos airport from where we will take our return flight to Larnaca, impressed by the magnificent landscapes we visited!