According to tradition, it is built on the site of the Byzantine church of Taxiarchis Michael, from which probably come two marble small piers of iconostasis, dated back to the 13th century, built into the niche (mihrab).<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"15","title":"Ottoman monuments","slug":"otomanika-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-1.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"45","slug":"iera-mone-agiou-nikolaou-ton-pilantropenon-e-tou-spanou","lat":"39.68011809696426","lng":"20.87286858302779","image":"i_m_pilantropenon_resize.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"Philanthropenon Monastery","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
It is located on the west bank of the island after leaving the settlement. It is an institution of the House of Philanthropenon, one of the families coming from Constantinople that were settled in Ioannina since times of Michael I Komnenos Doukas.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"46","slug":"katedrikos-naos-agiou-atanasiou","lat":"39.66748169053375","lng":"20.85690807887143","image":"katedrikos_ag_atanasios1_resize.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"The Cathedral of Saint Athanasios","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
At the point where the Metropolis of Ioannina is located today (1, Metropolis street), there was a Monastery dedicated to Saint Athanasios the Great. After the failed movement of Dionysios the Philosopher (Dionysios Skylosophos), in 1611, and the expulsion of Christians from the castle of Ioannina, the church of Saint Athanasios replaced the cathedral of Pantocrator inside the castle and became the third Cathedral of the city.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"47","slug":"mone-ntiliou-e-strategopoulou","lat":"39.67886019724034","lng":"20.87288025747603","image":"mone_ntiliou_2.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Monastery of Diliou or Strategopoulos","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The oral tradition connects it with the house of the Stratigopoulos, an aristocratic family from Constantinople, who played an important role in the administration of the city of Ioannina. The katholikon, a building of the late 13th century, is a single-nave room church with a narthex and a built-in two-storey cell to the west.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"48","slug":"ieros-naos-agiou-georgiou-ioanninon","lat":"39.66407750428951","lng":"20.849347762581388","image":"i_n_ag_georgiou_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Church of Saint George of Ioannina","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
It is located in Square Parga Ioanninon. The relics of the Saint, who is patron of the city, are kept in the church.\u00a0Saint George, was hanged by the Turks at age of 30, on January 17, 1838, from the plane tree that existed in the locality Kourmanio, near the gate of the city castle, when he refused to renounce Christianity.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"49","slug":"trulos-mones-panagias-ntouracanes","lat":"39.67445009638888","lng":"20.915840421142615","image":"i_m.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"Monastery of the Birth of Virgin Mary at Dourachani","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
According to a tradition, this monastery was founted in 1434 by Durahan Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Roumeli, after his army crossed the frozen lake. After a fire of 1825 it was built from the ground up in 1830.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"51","slug":"ieros-naos-tou-agiou-nikolaou-tes-agoras","lat":"39.670411228822026","lng":"20.85422100000001","image":"ag_nikolaos_agoras_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"The Church of Agios Nikolaos (Agoras)","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
It is located in the historic centre of the city (21, Hatzikosta street), which was called \"Tourkopalouko\" and tradition has placed there the original residence of the first Turks of the city. After the movement of Dionysios in 1611, most Christians were chased away from the castle and many settled in the already existing neighbourhoods.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"53","slug":"mone-propete-elia","lat":"39.67811577337724","lng":"20.87510163392467","image":"n_propete_elia_nesou_ioanninon.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Prophet Elias Monastery","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The only monastery which has no direct contact with the lake, is the monastery of Prophet Elias at the top of a low hill to the south of the settlement. The historical data for the monastery are minimal. The original building of the church, which probably dated back even in the late Byzantine period, was destroyed by the sultan's troops, in 1821-22.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"54","slug":"ieros-naos-agiou-nikolaou-kopanon","lat":"39.68437839846267","lng":"20.83769230735906","image":"ag_nikolaos.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"The Church of Agios Nikolaos \"in Kopani\"","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The Church (Konstantinoupoleos Avenue), took its name from the \"kopanisma\" of the clothes, that is the pounding of the clothes that the women washed in the lake. It is not known when the church was first built. Panagiotis Aravantinos in the \"Chronicle of Epirus\" (1856) mentions Agios Nikolaos \"in Kopani\" as one of the surviving churches from the Turkish conquest of 1430.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"55","slug":"ieros-naos-koimeses-tes-teotokou-tes-peribleptou","lat":"39.65384987481781","lng":"20.84183168383285","image":"i_n_peribleptou_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Church of Assumption of Holy Mary of Perivleptos","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
On the outskirts of the homonymous hill (35, Kyrillou Loukareos street), is located the Church of Perivleptos. The Church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of the so-called Perivleptos, a typical example of a three- aisled basilica, built in a large walled courtyard.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"56","slug":"agia-marina_aos-agiou-ioanne-neomartura","lat":"39.66321986421987","lng":"20.855132734495456","image":"i_n_ag_marinas_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Church of Agia Marina","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
In one of the oldest districts of Ioannina, in the center of the city, \"Kaloutsia\" (34, Agias Marinis street), the parish church is dedicated to the Great Martyr Agia Marina.\u00a0The oldest information we have about the Church of Agia Marina, is that it was built in 1791.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"59","slug":"iera-mone-agiou-ioanne-prodromou-kastritsas","lat":"39.63194380781957","lng":"20.914370769335694","image":"mone_kastritsas.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"The Monastery of Saint Ioannis Prodromos of Kastritsa","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The monastery was built inside the citadel of the hill between the 11th and 12th centuries, but suffered many damages during the 18th and 19th centuries. The katholikon is a four-aisled domed church which is adorned with 16th century frescoes.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"60","slug":"mone-agiou-nikolaou-tzoras","lat":"39.65123193674601","lng":"20.97440162193117","image":"i_m_ag_nikolaou_tzoras_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Monastery of St. Nicholas Tzoras","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The monastery is located on Mount Driskos, near the settlement of Vasiliki. It has been associated with the monastery of Saint Nikolaos of Mount Athos, which refers to a gold bull (chrysobull) of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II of the year 1321. An engraved inscription on the west side of the katholikon mentions the construction of the present phase in 1583, while its fresco was made in 1663.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"61","slug":"iera-mone-tou-agiou-georgiou-peristeras","lat":"39.6156221221093","lng":"20.833638596455422","image":"i_n_ag_georgiou_periasteras_resize.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"Monastery of St. George Dove - Dourouti","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
It is located within the University Campus of Ioannina and was named after the benefactor of Kalarrites Georgios D. Douroutis (early 19th century), to whom probably belonged the entire current homonymous area.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"62","slug":"ieros-naos-ag-eleuteriou","lat":"39.6801526010448","lng":"20.87380736775048","image":"img_1371_resize.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"Church of Ag. Eleftherios","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The Church of Ag. Eleftherios is located within the village and on an inscription it is indicated that the year of construction is 1901.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"63","slug":"mone-metamorposes-tou-soteros","lat":"39.676672570089686","lng":"20.874421834044565","image":"i_m_metamorposes_soteros_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"The Monastery of Metamorfosis Sotiros (Transfiguration of the Saviour)","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
It was built in 1656 and set on fire in 1822 by the sultan's troops. The current church, built in 1850, belongs to the type of three-aisled basilica with a rectangular narthex to the west side.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"64","slug":"mone-tes-agias-aikaterines-metoci-tes-mones-tou-sina","lat":"39.67057126175771","lng":"20.846107271166794","image":"ag_aikaterine_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Monastery of Agia Aikaterini-Metochion of the Mount Sinai Monastery","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
It is located in the old quarter of Karavatia, east of Archimandreio (3, Archimandreiou street). It constitutes metochion of the monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai. The original church was built in 1771 and renovated in 1801. Between the years 1872-1875 a radical renovation followed, sponsored by the wealthy Ioannina residents Alexiou and Angeliki Papazoglou.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"65","slug":"mone-panagias-molubdoskepastou","lat":"40.06626765207066","lng":"20.586300284679034","image":"i_m_panagias_molubdoskepastou_resize.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"Monastery of Holy Mary of Molivdoskepastou","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
Dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, it was built in the 7th century by Emperor Constantine and renovated twice until 1522. It was called Molivdoskepasti because it was covered with lead plates, which, according to tradition, were taken by Turks to make bullets. In 1943 it was bombed by Nazi.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"13","title":"Monasteries-Churches","slug":"mones-naoi","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"67","slug":"arcimandreio","lat":"39.67062029010173","lng":"20.84548029984236","image":"acimandreio_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Archimandreio","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The Church of Koimisis tis Theotokou (8, Archimandreiou street), the so-called Archimandreio, of the city of Ioannina, is unknown when it was built. Its existence is certain, however, as early as the 13th century.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"14","title":"Byzantine monuments","slug":"buzantina-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-0.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"69","slug":"biblioteke","lat":"39.672981708246354","lng":"20.859964264676073","image":"otomanike_biblioteke_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"The Library","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The small building located on the feet of the northeastern acropolis of the Castle, is probably connected to the Aslan Pasha seminary complex.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"15","title":"Ottoman monuments","slug":"otomanika-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-1.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"70","slug":"camam-loutro","lat":"39.672489880581516","lng":"20.859759061780693","image":"loutra_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"The Turkish hamam and bath","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
Its initial construction phase is placed on one view in the 15th century, while on a second one in the early 17th century with later interventions. It is structured in four spaces.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"15","title":"Ottoman monuments","slug":"otomanika-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-1.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"71","slug":"soupari-serai","lat":"39.67302565316205","lng":"20.8591077176175","image":"soupari_sarai_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"S\u03bfufari Saray (s\u00fcvari saray)","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
It is a large building (1815-1820) which housed the Cavalry School of Ali Pasha. It is a two-storey building with a rectangular floor plan covered by pitched roofs. Three large arched openings on the north and south sides facilitated the movement of horsemen.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"15","title":"Ottoman monuments","slug":"otomanika-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-1.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"72","slug":"mageireia","lat":"39.67141745227422","lng":"20.8626323177912","image":"img_4296_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Mageiria (hearth and home)","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
Mageiria is a square domed building with the typical chimneys of its fireplace. On the west side there was a small tank and a fountain. Today, it functions as a refreshment room of the Archaeological Site.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"15","title":"Ottoman monuments","slug":"otomanika-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-1.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"73","slug":"tapos-ale-pasa","lat":"39.67074175632749","lng":"20.863015337975156","image":"petice_tzami_tapos_ale_pasa_resize-0.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"The Ali Pasha's Tomb","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The monument includes two graves belonging to Ali and to one of his wives. After his assassination on the island of the Pamvotis lake in 1822, only his body was buried, while his head was transported to Istanbul.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"15","title":"Ottoman monuments","slug":"otomanika-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-1.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"75","slug":"kteriako-sugkrotema-bele-pasa","lat":"39.664740949520855","lng":"20.855191137522116","image":"mentreses_bele_kai_tzami_bele_resize.JPG","locale":"eng","title":"Veli Pasha's building complex","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
On the southeast slopes of the hill of Litharitsia (55, Ag. Marinas street), this building complex consists of a mosque, the madrasa and auxiliary buildings, which belonged to the palace (saray) built by Ali Pasha for his son Veli.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"15","title":"Ottoman monuments","slug":"otomanika-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-1.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"76","slug":"tzami-kaloutsianes","lat":"39.660849811039","lng":"20.85458226772921","image":"tzami_kaloutsianes_resize.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"Mosque of Kaloutsiani","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The Mosque of Kaloutsianis is located in the central square of the homonymous district of the city. According to the wall inscription (unknown date) the Mosque was built in 1740 by Haci Mehmet Pasha, vali (governor) of Ioannina, in place of a metzit (Ottoman temple without a minaret).<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"15","title":"Ottoman monuments","slug":"otomanika-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-1.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"77","slug":"ebraike-sunagoge","lat":"39.67140920848241","lng":"20.857891091859194","image":"20221020_121452_1_resize.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"Jewish Synagogue","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The \"Ancient Synagogue of Ioannina\", located inside the castle (15, Ioustinianou street), is one of the largest and oldest preserved buildings throughout Greece. In its courtyard, which is surrounded by a high wall and includes a well and a fountain, an arched gate opens onto with the inscription 5657= 1897<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"16","title":"Jewish monuments","slug":"ebraika-mnemeia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-3.png"}},{"Sight":{"id":"78","slug":"euaggelike-ekklesia","lat":"39.66888269971028","lng":"20.8482951372046","image":"euaggelike_ekklesia.jpg","locale":"eng","title":"Evangelical Church","translations":{"eng":true,"ell":true},"intro":"
The building of the Evangelical Church, which was built in 1935, is located at Samuel street. The Evangelical Community of Ioannina was officially founded in 1895, although there were Evangelists in Ioannina since at least 1879 when Stavros Michailidis established the first informal community.<\/p>"},"SightCategory":{"id":"17","title":"Evangelical church","slug":"euaggelike-ekklesia","icon":"th_tourismos_white_0-2.png"}}]}