Twenty two kilometers to the South of Ioannina you can visit the archaeological site of Dodoni Oracle. It was the oldest Hellenic oracle, dating to perhaps as early as the second millennium BCE and was devoted to Zeus (Greek: Dias) and the Mother Goddess Rhea or Gaia, who was here called Dione. The rustling of the leaves of the sacred oak trees in the shrine was interpreted by the priests and priestesses in order to determine the right actions to follow. The site also includes an amphitheater dating to the 3rd century BC.

In the same prefecture Vikos Gorge is listed as the deepest gorge in the world by the Guinness Book of Records, second only to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It is a landscape of awesome beauty, as the walls of the canyon reach at some points the height of 1 kilometer and the crystal clear waters of Voidomatis river run through it in a spectacular route of 12 kilometers amidst the national park and forest. Up on the mountains of Pindus some 45 picturesque villages called Zagoria or Zagorohoria offer unforgettable images to the visitor: traditional architecture and a unique folkloric character, countless centuries-old bridges and water fountains, cobble-stone meandering streets and passages, stone-built churches and tiny chapels.

Another settlement of exceptional folkloric identity is Metsovo, built in the middle of a verdant mountainscape. Here you will walk among its streets, admire its traditional houses and proud mansions, or sit at one of the town’s main square coffeehouses or tavernas to enjoy a hot beverage or taste the delicious local cuisine. Metsovo is also famous for its folkloric woven ware. In the Arta prefecture, the famous landmark which crosses the Arachthos river is Arta’s Old Bridge on its west side. According to an old folk ballad every day ‘1300 builders, 60 apprentices, 45 craftsmen’ tried to build a bridge, yet its the foundations would collapse the next morning. Finally, a bird with a human voice informed the Master Builder that he must ‘built’ his wife alive in the foundations if the bridge was to remain standing. So legend has it that the poor woman was sacrificed this way and that sometimes her moans can still be heard as she weeps for her tragic fate.

The Preveza prefecture boasts a coastline with countless wonderful beaches like the 8 km long golden Mytikas beach and Monolithic beach, as well as a number of splendid attractions, such as the romantic castle-town of Parga with its idyllic little bays and stunning views to the Ionian Sea. The archaeological site of Nicopolis lies in the middle of an expanded lush landscape 8 km North of Preveza. The ancient city was founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his naval victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. Another archaeological site of great interest is the ancient Nekromanteion (Oracle of the Dead), located on a cliff near the shores of the lake Acherousia, at the junction of the rivers Kokytos and Acheron. According to the ancient Greek mythology, the Acheron river (‘river of woe’) was a branch of the underworld river Styx over which Charon ferried the newly dead souls across into Hades. So it is here, at the Nekromanteion, that the ancients believed were the Gates to the Dead.