Vasilitsa and the Pindus in snow
A winter route through the Pindus pairing an uncrowded ski centre with the stone villages of Zagori under snow.
- Length
- 6 days · 5 nights
- Months
- January – March
- Stops
- 4
The route on a map
1 · 1 night
Ioannina
Lakeside town used as the first night on arrival.
2 · 2 nights
Metsovo
A mountain town of stone mansions, base for the Vasilitsa ski centre.
3 · A day here
Vasilitsa
A small, quiet ski centre reached as a day trip from Metsovo.
4 · 2 nights
Papigo
One of the stone villages of Zagori, under winter snow.
Day by day
Day 1
Arrival in Ioannina
Sleep · Ioannina
Arrive at the lakeside town and see the old castle quarter.
Day 2
On to Metsovo
Sleep · Metsovo
Drive up into the Pindus to the mountain town.
Day 3
Skiing at Vasilitsa
Sleep · Metsovo
A day on one of the least crowded ski centres in Greece.
Day 4
Into Zagori
Sleep · Papigo
Drive over to the stone villages, based in Papigo.
Day 5
Stone villages and bridges
Sleep · Papigo
Walk between the arched bridges and villages of the plateau under snow.
Day 6
Departure
Departure
Drive back via Ioannina for departure.