Kastoria
17/03/2025
Kastoria is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Greece. It lies in a valley of the peninsula that enters the beautiful lake
Kastoria is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Greece. It lies in a valley of the peninsula that enters the beautiful lake
The Panagia Koumpelidiki or Skoutariotissa is a Byzantine monument and city landmark. It is the only dome church in Kastoria and dates back to the
It belongs to the cluster of Korestia villages or ‘brick villages’ of the Regional Unity of Kastoria. They are almost abandoned villages of distinctive architecture,
Reconstruction of the lacustrine settlement at Dispilio, dating back to the Neolithic Age (6000-3000 BC). Excavation revealed how prehistoric man inhabited the lake by building
The Church of St George in the village of Omorfoklissia, one of the most beautiful churches in Northern Greece.
Doltso is the best preserved traditional quarter of Kastoria in the southern part of the peninsula that enters the lake. The old urban fabric is
The Neratzi – Aivazi Mansion was built in 1860. It houses the Folklore Museum, which maintains interesting collections with objects of household and domestic use
The Holocaust Monument, with the names of the inhabitants who were killed, moves every visitor. A walk through the uphill lanes is, of course, a
An important religious site of pilgrimage lies 2 km from the village of Melissotopos and 24km from Kastoria. This is the male Monastery of Agioi
Kleisoura was acentre of Vlach Hellenism, built within the forest of beech and oak trees, at the foothills of Mt Mouriki and at an altitude
The impressive architecture of the brick houses at Korestia transforms the surrounding landscape.
The Mansion of Emmanuel Brothers was built in 1750. It houses the Museum of Costume Design. The museum collection features impressive traditional costumes of the
The church of Agioi Anargyroi is a three-aisled basilica with a narthex founded in the middle of the 11th century. Most of the frescoes that
The church of Agios Nikolaos of Kasnitzis is a one-room wooden church with a narthex, founded and decorated at the end of the 12th century
At the 2nd km of the lakeside road, just before the Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa, there is an impressive cave known as the Cave of