August panigiria in the mountains
A short mountain trip timed to the mid-August saint's day festivals of Epirus, when Zagori and Metsovo hold their village panigiria.
- Length
- 5 days · 4 nights
- Months
- Mid-August
- Stops
- 3
The route on a map
1 · 1 night
Ioannina
Lakeside base for the first night before heading into the mountains.
2 · 2 nights
Papigo
A Zagori village for the mid-August panigiri and its clarinet band.
3 · 1 night
Metsovo
A second mountain panigiri, on the road back toward Ioannina.
Day by day
Day 1
Arrival in Ioannina
Sleep · Ioannina
Arrive at the lakeside town and rest before the drive into Zagori.
Day 2
Into Zagori
Sleep · Papigo
Drive up ahead of the village's saint's day panigiri.
Day 3
Panigiri in Zagori
Sleep · Papigo
A whole lamb, clarinet music and dancing that continues until first light.
Day 4
On to Metsovo
Sleep · Metsovo
Drive over for a second mountain panigiri.
Day 5
Departure
Departure
Return to Ioannina for departure.