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If you’re
in the mood for quiet, clean mountain air, forests, mountain climbing,
skiing, river fishing, then surely this is the place for you. For
Grevena’s extraordinary natural beauty not only astounds but
captivates the visitor, though one should not expect luxurious accommodation
or riotous nightlife.
This well-forested region attracted inhabitants from the surrounding lowlands
after the Ottoman conquest. On the slopes of the verdant Pindos Mountains, thriving
hamlets sprouted, which over the centuries welcomed new settlers, mainly Vlachs.
The terrain dictated the citizens' occupations (stock breeders and muleteers
cum merchants) and made the area a junction for communications between Macedonia,
north-west Thessaly and Epirus, as can be seen from the stone bridges and traces
of roads that have survived.
The prefectural capital is Grevena, built 543 meters above sea level on the banks
of the Grevenitis river, a tributary of the Aliakmon. |
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The
town possesses restaurants, tavernas, rotisseries, a cinema
and an open-air theater. Every summer the theater hosts
concerts, plays performed by the State Theater of Northern
Greece, and appearances by Greek and foreign folklore ensembles.
You can visit the villages in the district by bus, or if you have your own car,
proceed with caution.
One of these villages is Zakas, 23 kilometers from Grevena, set at an altitude
of 900 meters.
There are two caves worth visiting, one at Mt. Orliakas and the other near the
village named Spileo (cave), which stands on a cliff. At Paliouria (47 km.),
don’t miss the Byzantine monastery of the Virgin Evangelistria and the
monastery of Ossios Nikanor founded in 1534 not far from the Aliakmon River.
The frescoes decorating its main church resemble those in the Varlaam monastery
at Meteora and are most probably the work of the same painter, the famous Frangos
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One place of exceptional loveliness and a good place to spend a summer holiday,
is the village of Perivoli (45 km. from Grevena).
Samarina, another charming village, is built on the slopes of Mt. Smolikas, 1.450
meters above sea level. Here the lush greenery and spectacular scenery cannot
fail to please.
Other villages that deserve a stop – all of them overlooking forests of
firs, pines and willows – are Kipourio, Krania, Deskati, Avdela, Polineri,
Smixi and Alatopetra, to mention only a few.
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