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Papingo
Stone-built Zagori villages beneath the Towers of Astraka, gateway to alpine pools and trails.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Epirus, Greece · Europe
Kónitsa works well as a base: 20 minutes from Leskovik, 16km from Vikos Gorge.
Kónitsa is a town located in Epirus, Greece. With a population of 2,942, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kónitsa sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kónitsa to your route.
Konitsa (Greek: Κόνιτσα, see also names in other languages) is a town of Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. It is located north of the capital Ioannina and near the Albanian border. Konitsa lies northeast of a group of villages known as the Zagorochoria. The town was built amphitheatrically-shaped on a mountain slope of theRead more
Pindos mountain range from where it overlooks the valley where the river Aoos meets the river Voidomatis.
Konitsa acts as a regional hub for several small villages of Pindos, and features many shops, schools and a public medical center. Primary aspects of the economy are agriculture and tourism; it is a popular starting point for tourists and hikers who want to explore the Pindos mountains, or who want to go rafting in the river Aoos or parapenting. Due to Konitsa's closeness to places of particular interest, such as the Vikos–Aoös National Park, which includes the Vikos Gorge, the Aoos Gorge and the Tymfi mountains, where the Vikos spring water brand is collected, the Dragonlakes of Tymfi and Smolikas and the sulfur baths of Kavasila, contributed to the increase of tourism in the region.
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Kónitsa is located in Epirus, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 40.0486 latitude, 20.7567 longitude.
Kónitsa has a population of approximately 2,942 people, making it a town in Greece.
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landmark
Stone-built Zagori villages beneath the Towers of Astraka, gateway to alpine pools and trails.
10 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
One of the world's deepest gorges relative to its width, plunging 1,000 meters through the wild Pindus Mountains of Epirus.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A cluster of 46 traditional stone villages in the mountains of Epirus connected by arched stone bridges and cobbled paths.
18 km · about 20 min drive
bridge
A graceful single-arch stone bridge over a clear river epitomises Zagori's old packhorse crossings.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Free open-air hot springs beside the Ottoman-era Katiu Bridge at the mouth of the Lengarica Canyon near Përmet: half a dozen stone-ringed pools around 26-30°C, soakable year-round with canyon walls rising behind.
35 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Europe's first wild river national park protects the free-flowing, braided turquoise Vjosa; the SH75 around Përmet shadows the river through some of Albania's finest mountain scenery.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A misty lake with an island monastery and lakeside castle ringed by the Epirus mountains.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
An alpine Vlach town of slate roofs, woodcarving and cheese high on the Pindus road to Ioannina.
48 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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