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greekcypriot Says: It is called the folklore museum of SkoufasIt is a beautiful red building that stands out.Working hours:Daily frim 10:00 to 15:00It is closed on Monday,On Saturdays and Sundays the museum is open from 11:00 - 2:00Somebody who comes here in the afternoon will have to call...
elsadran Says: The village Katarraktis meaning "waterfall" is in Agnanta area, at an elevation of 800m and has taken its name from the abundance of spring waters. It is 63 kilometers away from Arta and is a picturesque traditional village. The beautiful waterfall is running down a steep...
elsadran Says: Theodoriana is located in a fold of the surrounding mountains and is really awe-inspiring. The village itself is very traditional and very picturesque with a couple of very nice hotels with excellent views. A few kilometers away there is a small path starting from the main...
elsadran Says: Voulgareli is one of the mountain villages on mountains Tzoumerka or Athamanika. It is built amphitheatrically at 800meters on the verdant slope of the East Tzoumerka, between two mountain tops, and sprawls down towards Arahthos river. Its pretty stone public pumps have...
elsadran Says: Tzoumerka mountains look very impressive and wild from afar but if you come closer they embrace you with their unspoilt beauty and their dense vegetation. They belong to the range of Pindos that dominates Northwest Greece. Many peaks of Tzoumerka in Arta Prefecture have an...
elsadran Says: If you ask any Greek to name the first greek bridge that comes to their mind they will, I am sure, answer "Arta's bridge"... This is because we are taught at school the sad story of this bridge, we hear it in demotic songs and we use it as an expression when we are involved...
elsadran Says: I started my exploration of the prefecture in Arta. I headed towards the beautiful Tzoumerka and the picturesque mountain villages, such as Theodoriana, Agnanta, Voulgareli, and the magnificent Souda waterfalls, the lovely village Katarraktis with its beautiful twin...
elsadran Says: Arta, the capital, is the second most populated city of Epirus after Ioannina. It is not beautiful but I found it a pleasant, lively city, with museums, ruins from classic and byzantine periods, byzantine churches, a lot of orange plantation and wide streets. It is built on...
elsadran Says: As soon as I laid my eyes on this building in the evening light I fell in love with it... Maybe the red colour is too much but there is something in the architecture...the symmetry, the windows, I don't know what, that I like very much.It is standing at one end of the Arta's...
elsadran Says: The church of "Panagia Parigoritria"was initially a monastery built in 1285-1289 by Nikiforos Komninos Doukas and his wife Anna Katakouzini. Today only the temple, and 16 cells are saved from the old building. The internal and external architectural innovations are...
mindcrime Says: The old bridge isn’t just another old stone bridge of the Epirus area. It’s Arta’s landmark not only because of its architecture but also because of the legend about it. All the greeks know about Arta’s bridge because of many traditional greek songs, poems, theatrical plays,...
mindcrime Says: The folklore museum of Skoufas is a nice red neoclassical building that was built in 1864 and became a museum in 1983. It’s easy to find it because it’s right next to the old bride and it used to be the guard house of the bridge. Don’t forget that after 1881 the borders...
elgin99 Says: According to a legend the builder of the bridge was knocked down in such a way because his day work was destroyed every time overnight by the river, that he heard for the advice of a bird and immured (wall in) his wife vividly in bridge.
elsadran Says: A very good choice in Voulgareli is hotel 'To Oniro” not only for the sparkling clean rooms, the wonderful views, the nice garden and the good prices but mainly for the wonderful owner, Mr Pantelis Yiannos, who is really a philosopher of life, and with whom I had long...
"Protomastoras": A nice cafe, restaurant
greekcypriot Says: It is the restaurant on the right hand just next to the bridge. Sit under the shade of the huge plane tree and enjoy the beautiful view. Greek coffee costs 2 euro, Icecream costs 1.70 a ball, and beer costs between 2.80 to 3 euro.It is served with some nuts.
elsadran Says: There are a couple of restaurants specializing in meat dishes cooked in a spit over a charcoal. Kokoretsi and “kontosouvli” are very tasty. One of them is “Bakalis Bros” tel 26850-22888.Locals seem to spend their whole day here starting early with a cup of coffee and a...
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Arta is located about 380km from Athens with several buses every day, the bus ride is about 5 hours. Of course there are buses from every city of Epirus province (Ioannina, Preveza etc) etc
By car, you have to drive towards Parta, cross the Rio bridge and head towards Agrinio and Amfiloxia.
On the pic you see the bridge for cars that is located parallel to the old bridge
Written Aug 18, 2008
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It is worthwhile to drive in the surroundings of Arta. Fantastic sceneries and friendly people get to know... Greece in his naturalness. Do rest in one of the small Cafeneon beside the street. It is worthwhile, indeed, if you like not only to be one "tourist". :)
Written Dec 11, 2004
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Favorite thing: Kangelari is a traditional dance in Arta Prefecture, and goes back to the 16th century. In this dance all the people present, both villagers and visitors hold their hands tight by the elbow so that they are close together and form a long line while dancing to the songs of men and women who take turns in singing the traditional verses.. The line is so long that it has to fold or make smaller circles many times like a serpent. The lyrics haven't changed for years and talk about the dance itself and their everyday life. It's a lot of fun and started in the years of the Turkish Occupation when people used it as an excuse so that they could talk to each other about the revolution without arousing suspicions. Another reason was that of human nature...so that the boys and girls touch and talk to each other without being criticised! Hard times for romances!!!
It is danced in all national and religious holidays, especially in Theodoriana. It is usually accompanied by other cultural and religious activities that can last for even a week...such as presentations of videos and exhibitions of photographs telling the history of the place, bands from neighboring areas or countries playing, athletic events.
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Written Aug 21, 2009
Arta isn’t a beautiful city, I don’t know about the ancient Amvakia that was here but the modern city of Arta is the less attractive comparing to other cities of Epirus province. In fact I used to go...
Arta nearby Ambracian Gulf a is the second largest town in Epirus and is especially well known for its fabled bridge and the Byzantine monuments. The region around Arta is very exciting because of the...
Arta with its famous Old Bridge
The city of Arta is built on 7 hills. A city with great history. The area is full of orange and olive trees. In the ancient times its name was Ambracia. It is famous for its old bridge and its...
THERE IS A MYTH WITH THIS OLD BRIDGE . FIND IT!!!!! MYTH SAID THAT FOR MANY YEARS WORKERS TRIED TO BUILD THIS BRIGDE..BUT,,,ALWAYS SOMETHING GET WRONG,AND THE BRIDGE COLLAPSED. THE MYTH SAY THAT: THE...
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