Ioannina Travel Blogs

As I was born and raised in Ioannina for many years, I must admit I am quite emotionally connected with this beautiful city! Ioannina is the capital of Epirus, built on the west coast of Pamvotida lake! The island of the lake is the only habitable island in a lake worlwide and you can take a boat t…

Ioannina is on of my favourite destinations in Greece. A very beautiful, traditional and 'historical' city...

This was a special trip for me. My dear friend Amy and I set out on a two week mission to see some of the Greek Islands and the little village Ioannina where my grandparents were born in Northern Greece. It was the first time I had traveled just winging it and the first time Amy had ever traveled abroad. The only resevations we had for lodging were in Athens and Ioannina which was at the end of the trip. Everyting else we just discovered along the way which made for a great adventure.

Our drive through western Greece took us to the town of Ioannina.  I had heard it was a beautiful city right on a lake, and at one point I had actually wanted to stay there, but I couldnt find very little information on it on the internet.  It actually worked out better to stay in Monoden…