visit DODONA ORACLE AND...
by Georgio
visit DODONA ORACLE AND THEATRE. Just 10 minutes by car from city center, this once most famous oracle of the entire ancient Greek world was hiden in obscurity until about some 100 years ago it was discovered and unearthened by a Greek archaeologist... Go to the place and feel why the ancient Greeks have chosen this spot as the place that Zeus father of all gods and humans would deliver his omens to the mortals!... Imagine that in ancient times the place and the gray, dark and silent mountains that surround the place giving to it an out of this world serenity was once covered by dense and thick forests of giant oak trees... As the unnoticed wind was mysterious weaving the leaves of the trees, the wise-men revealed Zeus wills through the 'mysterious whispers' of the trees... In the summer performances of ancient greek theater often take place. Due to repair works are now constructing a new 'theatre' of metal in a field next to the ancient theatre, in order to temporarily host the performances of the summer... I can't tell of the performance's quality but I am afraid that the modern aside the ancient theater wont fit my.. artistic and cultural sense! :)
The archaeological site of...
by harido
The archaeological site of Dodoni lies 22 kilometers southeast of Ioannina. One of the most important and the OLDEST in Greece, it was settled by the first Greek tribes around 2500 B.C as indicated by finds dating to the Bronze Age (Early Helladic period). With the rise of the Molossian KING PYRROS, the temple to Zeus was built and a gigantic theatre, larger than the one at Epidaurus, was erected. (17.000 seats).
Today, the ancient theatre at Dodoni is used once again for DRAMA performances in summer, and the site is open to the public every day.
The visitor must visit the...
by mardaska
The visitor must visit the castle, the lake with its picturesque island, the Byzantine Museum, the Cave at Perama, the Wax Museum of Vrellis, and the ancient theatre of Dodoni, which is dated from the 3rd century BC and where performances of ancient Greek tragedy take place every summer.
The Synagogue
by mikey_e
The Synagogue is hardly a tourist site: it is closed to the public and pretty much the only thing you can see is its gates. Nevertheless, it is interesting to see the aspects of the three confessional communities that once lived together somewhat peacefully in Ioannina.
Naos Agiou Nikolaou
by mikey_e
The Church of Saint Nicholas is on the way between the lakefront and the Old Bazaar or new part of the town. Its nothing all that big or spectacular, but given that there are no churches inside the Kastro, it is the closest one that you can find to the oldest part of town.
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PRESVEIA pub
Fetih mosque
two tasty mpugatsa
DODONI's ancient theatre
