13/02/2008
THE REGION OF ZAGORI/MUSEUMS
- A Sarkatsani sheep pen in Gyftocampos:
In a fenced 16 decare expanse there is a reconstruction of a community of nomad cattle raisers, the Sarakatsani, with a small dwelling, the sheep pen, the kiosk, the loom, the fountains, the cheesery and the warehouses. This is open from May to October in Gyftocampos (1600 m) after Skamneli. The Sarakatsani of Epirus meet on the first Sunday on August each year at this magical location. The feast goes on for three days. The ritual contains strong elements of a community of cattle raisers that was secluded until recently but which experts believe has lived here since Neolithic times.
- K. Lazarides intellectual centre (museum, archives, library, botanical collection) in Koukouli.
- Rizarion Foundation Exhibition Centre in Monodendri
- Aspraggeli Intellectual Centre
- Cultural Center of Vovousa (event room, library and museum under construction)
- Folkloric Museum of Vrisohorio
- Cultural Center of Greveniti (exhibition room, library)
- Cultural Center of Dikorfo
- Folkloric museum of traditional professions of Elafotopos
- Elati exhibition hall and community library
- Cultural Center of Greveniti (exhibition room, library)
- Folkloric Museum of Kapesovo
- Agapios Tolis' folkloric museum in Kipous
- Leptokaria: B. Finitsios library
- Frangades Intellectual Centre
Environment:
- WWF nature information centre in Mikro Papigo
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The 46 Zagori villages flourished both economically and intellectually during the 19th century. The economic well being of the regions was mainly due to the immigration of its inhabitants, which intensified at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the
A late 19th century womens costume ("flokati) from the Zagorochoria of Epirus, densely embroidered in red. Athens , Museum of Greek Popular Art