Grammenitsa

Grammenitsa is a village in Municipality of Arta, Epirus and has about 1,260 residents. Grammenitsa is situated nearby to the hamlet Skamnia, as well as near the village Vlacherna.

Type: Village with 1,260 residents
Description: human settlement in Greece
Also known as: “Gramenítsa”
Postal code: 47150

Places of Interest

Highlights include Faik Pasha Mosque and Clock Tower of Arta.

Faik Pasha Mosque

Photo: Iolchos07, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Faik Pasha Mosque, also known locally as the Imaret of Arta, is a former mosque located in the town of Arta, in the Epirus region of Greece. Completed in the 15th century during the Ottoman era, the mosque was named after the Ottoman Empire conqueror of the city in 1449, the mosque formed a complex including baths, an imaret and a madrasa.

Clock Tower of Arta

Photo: Dodos2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of the Parigoritissa

Church

Photo: Dodos2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church of the Parigoritissa or Paregoretissa is the 13th-century Byzantine metropolitan church of the Greek city of Arta. Part of the building used to house the Archaeological Collection of Arta. Church of the Parigoritissa is situated 2½ km south of Grammenitsa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vlacherna and Arta.

Vlacherna

Village

Photo: ArtaMania, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vlacherna is a village and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arta, of which it is a municipal unit.