Location: Ioannina
Top Things to do in Ioannina
The 9 Best Hidden Gems Things to do in Ioannina, Epirus
Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα, Greek pronunciation: [io̞ˈɐ.ni.nɐ]), often called Yannena (Γιάννενα, Greek pronunciation: [ˈʝɐ.ne̞.nɐ]) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. Its population is 112,486, according to 2011 census. It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 metres (1,640 feet) above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis (Παμβώτις). Ioannina is located 410 km (255 mi) northwest of Athens, 260 kilometres (162 miles) southwest of Thessaloniki and 80 km (50 miles) east of the port of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea.
Restaurants in Ioannina
1. Vikos – Aoos National Park
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5.0 based on 217 reviews
Reviewed By Shaylevy70
We stopped for a lookout and a light meal, beautiful views highly recommended Lovely view of the surrounding mountains
2. Alpine Zone
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5.0 based on 1,062 reviews
Alpine Zone is a tourist agency certified from GNTO ( Greek National Tourism Organization) in a northern Greece Epirus region specializing in outdoor activities in Greece.We are a member of the International Rafting Federation, HATTA and we are certified with ISO 9001:2000. Alpine Zone gives you the chance to meet the scenic beauty of Northern and Southern Pindos with a wide range of outdoor - mountainous recreation activities. We do sightseeing tours in Zagori and 4x4 jeep tours in the biggest national park in Greece, Valia Calda. We also organize white water river rafting in the rivers Arachthos Kalarritikos and Voidomatis. Our rafting guides and tour leaders are certified.
3. Trekking Hellas
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5.0 based on 449 reviews
Trekking Hellas Ioannina has been one of the pioneers in outdoor sports and activities in the region of Ioannina and Zagori, Epirus, since 1999 when the first office was set up in Ioannina. We are a dedicated group of professionals, who share the same passion for outdoors and excellence. Our activities include rafting-hiking-river trekking-mountain biking-canyoning. We aim to provide our guests unforgetable experiences followed by high quality services. We specialise in daily activity programmes, multy-activity weeks and customised activity itineraries for private groups-companies and families. You will find us in our base in Klidonia, Voidomatis and in our office in Ioannina.
4. The MindTrap Ioannina
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5.0 based on 66 reviews
Welcome to The MindTrap Ioannina, the biggest escape room in Europe! Assemble your team, book an escape room, play the game and escape!
5. 5D Planet
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5.0 based on 54 reviews
5D Planet is the most advanced, high tech, next dimension cinema in the region of Greece. Wrapped up with a state of the art decoration, 5D Planet assures that you will have an unforgettable dynamic cinema experience on a 6 DOF Platform, a 150 inch arc screen, 5.1 Dolby surround system and all the industry's latest effects.
6. Silversmithing Museum
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5.0 based on 278 reviews
Reviewed By Elizur
This is a very nicely planned and designed museum , rich in information ( that is available also in English ! ) and a large variety of samples of tools to demonstrate the process and of final products that are real art !
7. Lake Pamvotis
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4.5 based on 885 reviews
Reviewed By vajrayana87
Beautiful lake and tranquil Ioannina! Will be returning again to this peaceful place, to breathe fresh air, to meditate on the blue waters, to stroll along the promenade and find new hidden gems in the town..
8. Ali Pasha Museum
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4.5 based on 388 reviews
Reviewed By pauliner549 - Valley Stream, United States
This whole experience was amazing ! It is a part of this beautiful city’s history that leaves you mesmerized! As a woman from Long Island New York, I was surprised at how interested I became once arriving on this island and entering the home of Ali Bashas my husband is from ioaninna but I never thought I would feel this way! I highly recommend anyone who visits Greece to go to Ioaninna and take the little ferry boat to this intriguing island Sadly, I cannot revisit Greece this summer because the coronavirus has put a ban on Americans entering Europe I pray I can return next summer!!!!
9. Dodoni Sanctuary and Theatre
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4.0 based on 349 reviews
Reviewed By ActMan
This is another example of how the 'ancients' managed to choose extremely beautiful settings for their constructions. A nice twisty-turny drive up from Ioannina gets you to these ruins which are substantial; good information on placards around the site, certainly enough for non-specialists.
