Epirus

Epirus is a region in the west of . The beaches of the coast are developed for tourism and well visited, while the mountainous interior receives little attention, even though it is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Greece.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Ioannina and Acheron Gorge.

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is a beautiful city in whose old town is surrounded by tall defensive walls.

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The Acheron is a river in the Epirus region of northwest . In Greek mythology, Acheron is often depicted as the entrance to the Greek Underworld where souls must be ferried across by Charon.

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is a town in Epirus, which draws visitors to it old, impressive stone bridge and the castle ruins in the centre of town.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Preveza and Igoumenitsa.

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is a town in Epirus with a charming location, a beautiful promenade, some remarkable fortifications, and the harbour.

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is a coastal city in northwestern . It is the capital of the regional unit of . is the chief port of and Epirus, and one of the largest passenger ports of Greece, connecting northwestern Mainland Greece with the and .

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is a small town on the Ionian coast of mainland , just between the cities of Igoumenitsa and Preveza, in the region of Epirus.

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, also called Zagorochoria is a historical area and a municipality in Epirus, Greece, with an area of some 1,000 km², including 46 villages. Since 2023 the Cultural Landscape has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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

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is in Epirus of .

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is a village that is about 15 km south of . The modern village of is near the ancient city of same name and the site of the ancient oracle of Dodona.

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

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is a small fishing village in the municipal unit of Fanari in the municipality of , in Epirus, in northwestern .

Epirus

Latitude of center
39.5502° or 39° 33′ 1″ north
Longitude of center
20.7486° or 20° 44′ 55″ east
Population
320,000
Elevation
407 metres (1,335 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13319072686
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
6697804
Wiki­data ID
Q180484
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Epirus” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Epiri (periferia)”
  • Albanian: “Epiri”
  • Amharic: “ኤፒሩስ”
  • Arabic: “إبيروس”
  • Arabic: “إقليم إبيروس”
  • Arabic: “ابيروس”
  • Aragonese: “Periferia d’Epiro”
  • Armenian: “Էպիրոս”
  • Armenian: “Էպիրուս”
  • Asturian: “Epiru”
  • Asturian: “periferia d’Epiru”
  • Asturian: “Periferia d’Epiru”
  • Azerbaijani: “Epir”
  • Basque: “Epiro”
  • Belarusian: “Эпір”
  • Bengali: “এপিরাস অঞ্চল”
  • Bengali: “এপিরাস”
  • Bulgarian: “Епир”
  • Catalan: “Epir”
  • Catalan: “Ipiros”
  • Cebuano: “Epirus”
  • Chinese: “Epirus Tōa-khu”
  • Chinese: “伊庇魯斯”
  • Chinese: “伊庇魯斯大區”
  • Chinese: “伊庇鲁斯大区”
  • Croatian: “Epir”
  • Croatian: “Periferija Epir”
  • Czech: “Epeiros”
  • Czech: “Épeiros”
  • Czech: “Epir”
  • Czech: “Epirus”
  • Danish: “Epirus Region”
  • Danish: “Epirus”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Epir”
  • Dutch: “Epirus”
  • Esperanto: “Epiro”
  • Estonian: “Ipeiros”
  • Estonian: “Ípeiros”
  • Estonian: “Ípeirose piirkond”
  • Finnish: “Epeiros”
  • Finnish: “Epirus”
  • French: “Épire”
  • Galician: “Epiro”
  • Galician: “Épiro”
  • Galician: “Periferia de Epiro”
  • Georgian: “ეპირი”
  • German: “Epirus”
  • German: “Ipeiros”
  • Greek: “Ήπειρος”
  • Greek: “Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου”
  • Gujarati: “એપિરસસ પ્રદેશ”
  • Hausa: “Epirus”
  • Hebrew: “אפירוס”
  • Hindi: “एपिरस क्षेत्र”
  • Hungarian: “Epirusz”
  • Ido: “Regiono Epirus”
  • Indonesian: “Epiros”
  • Indonesian: “Epirus”
  • Italian: “Epiro”
  • Italian: “Regione dell’Epiro”
  • Japanese: “イピロス”
  • Japanese: “エーペイロス”
  • Japanese: “エピルス”
  • Japanese: “エピロス”
  • Japanese: “エペイロス”
  • Javanese: “Epirus (periphery)”
  • Javanese: “Epirus”
  • Kannada: “ಎಪಿರಸ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
  • Kazakh: “Эпирус”
  • Kirghiz: “Эпирус”
  • Korean: “이피로스 주”
  • Korean: “이피로스 지역”
  • Korean: “이피로스”
  • Korean: “이피로스주”
  • Kurdish: “Êpîros”
  • Kurdish: “Epirus”
  • Latin: “Epirus”
  • Latvian: “Epīras perifērija”
  • Limburgan: “Epiros”
  • Limburgan: “Epirus”
  • Lithuanian: “Epyro periferija”
  • Lombard: “Epir”
  • Lombard: “Epìr”
  • Macedonian: “Епир”
  • Malay: “Epirus”
  • Maltese: “Ipeiros”
  • Maltese: “Reġjun ta‘ Epiru”
  • Marathi: “एपिअरस प्रदेश”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Epirus Tōa-khu”
  • Mingrelian: “ეპირიშ პერიფერია”
  • Northern Frisian: “Epirus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Epeiros”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Epiros”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Epirus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ipiros”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ípiros”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Çamëria”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Epeiros”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Epiros”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Epirus”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ipiros”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ípiros”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ήπειρος”
  • Norwegian: “Epirus”
  • Oromo: “Epirusi”
  • Ossetian: “Эпир (перифери)”
  • Ossetian: “Эпир”
  • Panjabi: “ਏਪਿਰਸ”
  • Persian: “اپیروس”
  • Persian: “استان اپیروس”
  • Persian: “ایپیروس”
  • Polish: “Epir”
  • Polish: “Region Epir”
  • Portuguese: “Çamëria”
  • Portuguese: “Epiro”
  • Portuguese: “Épiro”
  • Portuguese: “Epirus”
  • Pushto: “اپيرس”
  • Romanian: “Epir”
  • Romanian: “Epirus”
  • Russian: “Эпир”
  • Scots: “Epirus (region)”
  • Scots: “Epirus”
  • Serbian: “Periferija Epir”
  • Serbian: “Епир”
  • Serbian: “Периферија Епир”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Periferija Epir”
  • Sinhala: “එපිරස් කලාපය”
  • Slovak: “Epirus”
  • Slovenian: “Epir”
  • Somali: “Epirus”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اپیروس اوستانی”
  • Spanish: “Epiro”
  • Spanish: “Épiro”
  • Spanish: “Ipeírou”
  • Spanish: “Periféreia Ipeírou”
  • Spanish: “periferia de Epiro”
  • Spanish: “Periferia de Epiro”
  • Spanish: “Periferia del Epiro”
  • Spanish: “región de Epiro”
  • Spanish: “Región de Epiro”
  • Spanish: “Ήπειρος”
  • Spanish: “Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου”
  • Swahili: “Epirus”
  • Swedish: “Epirus”
  • Tajik: “Эпирус”
  • Tamil: “எபிரோஸ் பகுதி”
  • Tatar: “Эпирус”
  • Telugu: “ఎపిరస్ ప్రాంతం”
  • Thai: “อิไพรัส”
  • Turkish: “Epir”
  • Turkish: “Epirus”
  • Ukrainian: “Епір”
  • Urdu: “اپیروس (ریجن)”
  • Urdu: “اپیروس (علاقہ)”
  • Urdu: “اپیروس”
  • Uzbek: “Epirus”
  • Vietnamese: “Epirus”
  • Vietnamese: “Ípeiros”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Epiros”
  • Welsh: “Epiros”
  • Welsh: “Epirus”
  • Western Armenian: “Իփիրոս”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوبہ ایپیرس”
  • Wu Chinese: “伊庇鲁斯 (大区)”
  • Wu Chinese: “伊庇鲁斯（大区）”
  • Yue Chinese: “伊庇魯斯大區”

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