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At an altitude of 940 m, near the border of Greece with Albania, is Pirgos. It is a mountain village in the west of the river Sarandaporos at the point where it joins Vourkopotamos river. It is 88 km north of Ioannina and 25.5 km from Konitsa.
To reach the village, you will head to the Konitsa-Kozani National Road and shortly after the Lazaridou bridge, at the point where the Sarandaporos valley joins that of Vourkopotamos, you will follow the 6 km long asphalt road.
The old name of the village is Stratsiani. Today, the village has few inhabitants and their main occupation is construction work. Walking in the alleys of the village, you will see the old stone mansions and the ruined houses, reminiscent of the good old days as well as the wealth of the village. The churches of the village, Agia Paraskevi, Panagia as well as its central church, Agios Georgios are special.
Do not miss to visit the school of the village, which hosts a photo exhibition with themes from the past of the wider area. Every August (15/8) a traditional festival is organized in the village square.
The Project
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The project entitled "Creating Multimedia, e-guide to cultural trails in Mastorochoria Konitsa" implemented under the Rural Development Program (RDP) 2007-2013 Axis 4 of the LAG Local Program LEADER Approach "IPERIOS SA" namely it has joined the sub-action L313-1 to OPSAA 181 515 code (no. decision. 24134 / 21-11-20136).
The project involves the development of a prototype system of digital presentation of cultural heritage of the region of Pyrsogiannis settlements Kastaniani & Gannadiou the municipality Konitsa namely:
• The development of an interactive website, which will be the basic tool collection, presentation and promotion of cultural heritage and tourism in the region, as well as its natural wealth.
• The development of electronic application guide (tourist e-guide app) and mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, i-phone) through which the user can navigate in the settlements area and the wider region.
With the development of the website and web application user will be able to know the area Mastorochoria taking the necessary useful information for the settlements of the region to "downloaded" maps and albums to be developed for this purpose.
