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Built in the heart of the Pindus mountains at an altitude of 1200 metres, Metsovo is a beautiful village of 3,500 inhabitants which combines natural beauty with authentic tradition, and an ideal destination for everyone who wants to enjoy the landscape and architecture, Byzantine antiquities and living traditions and culture, to take to the ski slopes, or to visit nearby beauty-spots.
During your stay in Metsovo, you can visit:
- The Baron Michael Tositsas Mansion, which now houses Metsovo’s famed Museum of Folk Art.
- The E. Averoff Gallery, with its permanent exhibition of 250 paintings, sculptures and prints by some of the most significant Greek artists of the 19th and 20th centuries
- The church of Agia Paraskevi with its superb carved wooden altar screen and Meteora School (1700-1730) icons
- The Monastery of Saint Nicholas with its exceptional 17th-century murals and gilded altar screen
- The Monastery of the Virgin (18th century) and the watermill beside it
- The Averoff Gardens - Church of Saint George.
You will also have a chance to discover the local weaving and woodcarving culture. During the winter, you can visit Metsovo’s ski centre or travel a little further afield to the pistes at Vasilitsa. You can also combine your stay with excursions to Ioannina or the Zagorochoria, or visits to Meteora and the surrounding countryside.
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