The oldest oracle in Greece, sacred to Zeus, where priests interpreted the rustling of the leaves of a sacred oak. The site, in a peaceful valley below Mt Tomaros, has the ruins of temples and a huge 3rd-century BC theatre that once seated about 17,000 people, one of the largest in Greece. It's still used for performances in summer.
There are few visitors, so you may have it almost to yourself. It's 22 km south-west of Ioannina.
The capital of Epirus, on the shore of Lake Pamvotida.
A traditional mountain town high in the Pindus Mountains, at about 1,150 m, with stone houses, wooden balconies and slate roofs.
One of the deepest gorges in the world relative to its width, in the Pindus mountains of north-west Greece.
A colourful seaside town on the Ionian coast of Epirus, in north-west Greece.
A UNESCO World Heritage town shaped by Venetian, French and British rule, with tall pastel buildings, narrow lanes (kantounia), the arcaded Liston pr…
Orthodox monasteries built from the 14th century on top of huge sandstone pillars rising from the plain of Thessaly.
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