Our Best Seller…A Must have Seen!

Two villages in the Mountains, connected by the Ali Pasha Castle. The Castle with a Story, where the battles were fought. The villages with the narrow streets and the little monumentals. The most Pitoresk Villages of the Epirus. The smallest villages with an Ancient Mysterious history and a story. Sturdily and Fine at the maintime. Surrounded with untouched Nature and Wildlife, Olive groves and the Ionian Sea. Villages where life is lived and the Greek Traditions still exist. Here you will find hard Working heroes, Farmers, Artists and Book writers, Singers and Dancers. The Villages where the Events take place.

On Valtos Beach you will meet your Tour Guide how will tell you a lot about the Myths and legends as the Mysticim history with the stories about these two villages with their mythism and misterious magical power. The tour is partly walking and partly by car.

Excursions to the Castle, the Monastirs, Windmill, Museum, the Bio Pasta and Olive Oil Fabrics and the Coffee House. During the Coffee break you will taste the Home made traditional Delicasies at this place. You will visit the excellent Sarakiniko Beach where a Beach barbecue or party can be aranged.

At the end of the Tour, your Tour guide will escort you to one of the Traditional Top Quality Restaurants where you can enjoy an excellent dinner as show you the locations of the cozy Taverns to taste Local made Wines and Liqueurs during this sultry summer evening. The Sun will go down in the Ionian Sea and the Sunset will color the Ali Pasha Castle and the view of the surroundings, you will realise you are tasting the fine herbs of life, in an environment like in a fairy tale.

“Ali Pasha was born into a Muslim family. Regardless, the struggle for power and the political turmoils within the empire required for him to support non-Muslim or heterodox priests, beliefs, and orders, and especially the Greek Orthodox population which formed the majority of the population in the region he ruled”.

A beautiful trip with breath taking viewings…You will be amazed by the beauty of the Thesprotian coastline!

Sivota was the first mentioned village in history, 433 years Before Christ, during the Sivota Sea-battles between the Corinthians and the Corfiots. Until 1959 the village was known as Mourtos under the name of pirate who had his base on the small islands of the bay. The earliest recorded inhabitants of the region are the Thesprotians, a Greek tribe of Epirus. In antiquity, the location was the site of the Sea Battles of Sybota. During the Middle Ages, Syvota, was part of the Byzantine Empire and the Despotate of Epirus. Under the Turks, it was called Mourtos. After nearly 500 years of Ottoman rule, Syvota joined Greece in 1913, following the Balkan Wars, and was previously used as an Ottoman naval base during the Greek War of Independence. The coastal village of Syvota (Albanian: Murto or Vola) was home to Cham Albanians before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with the Axis Powers. During the short term Italian occupation in Syvota in 1940, the village was burnt by Cham Albanian bands and Italian troops. In Polyneri of Syvota a Muslim Cham community resides (2000) and the last imam in Epirus lived in this village. The mosque was blown up by a Christian villager during the Greek dictatorship.

Today, Syvota town is a well-developed, Mundane resort, owing largely to the numerous pristine beaches with clear waters located on several islets immediately offshore.

Perdika is a beautiful small fishing village, built on an altitude of about 200 meters, it retain a traditional character of the Epirus, despite the fact that it originated from the mix of cultures was created. People who remained and wanted to continue living, stranded there and founded this village. Because of the hight, Perdika has breathtaking views over the cristal blue waters of the Ionian sea and the surroundings and the small island Moni, Corfu, Paxos and Anti Paxos.

A road round trip by car through Karavostasi, Arilla, Perdika to Sivota. Through a miraculous untouched nature with wild life, a silent area with winding roads to come on beautiful places and beaches. You will enjoy a lovely beachwalk as taking a swim. The tour continue as you will see the Monumentals and many Taverns and Restaurants.

You can walk to Paratiritirio where you can enjoy our unique sunset view!

All the small Villages in this area are within 10 minutes drive between the villages of this area and each one is different!

Arranging a private beach barbecue for you belong to the opportunities and must be ordered in advance

A very interesting route, what will remain in your memory…

A journey to the mythical river Acheron. Located between the mountain gorges with clear clean water and surrounded by beautiful nature. The powerful magical energy is tangible. During there are many beautiful views to see as you will pass the oasis of swamps around Amoudia. A stop will be made at Necormanteion Museum, Paramythis, Gliki and Amoudia.

The Acheron River in mythology. Acheron was known as the “river of woe”, the “river of pain” or the “river of lost souls” and was one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld. In the Homeric poems the Acheron was described as a river of Hades, into which Cocytus and Phlegethon both flowed. The Roman poet Virgil called the Acheron the most important river of Tartarus, from which both the Styx and the Cocytus emerged. The new dead would be transported by Charon across the Acheron to enter the underworld.
Acheron is said to be among the best known of the five rivers of the underworld, the Styx, Lethe, Archeron, Phlegethon and Cocytus.
Only if a Virgin was sacrificed annually in Gliki would one be absolved and protected from the curse of horror.
Cursed in the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime in shame. But the strongest steel is forged from the fires of hell… Acheron’s human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that nearly destroyed the earth. When he was brought back against his will, he became humanity’s sole defender. The kingdom of Hades features meadows, asphodel flowers, fruit trees, and other geographical features. The surroundings changed into a beautiful lush green environment. With flowers and a rich plant life and with all the healing herbs and mountains of teas that can be found.
In the present, the Acheron River is visited for its Mystical, Mysterious Magical Power. An energy that is tangible and has a healing effect. The Acheron is visited by people who are ill or suffering from negative stress or depression in hope of healing through the power of the Acheron River. Spiritual groups visit the Acheron River for the Mysterious Positive Magical Powers.

The best Fresh and Healthy Herbs are coming from this Acheron aerea of The Epirus.

The Nekromanteion was an ancient Greek temple of necromancy devoted to Hades and Persephone. According to tradition, it was located on the banks of the Acheron river in Epirus, near the ancient city of Ephyra. This site was believed by devotees to be the door to Hades, the realm of the dead. The site is at the meeting point of the Acheron, Pyriphlegethon and Cocytus rivers, believed to flow through and water the kingdom of Hades. The meaning of the names of the rivers has been interpreted to be “joyless”, “burning coals” and “lament”, respectively. The word Necromanteion means “Oracle of the Dead”, and the believers came here to talk to their deceased ancestors. Other ancient temples, as the Temple of Poseidon at Taenaron and Argolis, Cumae and Herakleia at Pontos, are known to have housed oracles of the dead, the Necromanteion of Ephyra being the most important. It belonged to the Thesprotians, the local Greek tribe of Epirot. According to Herodotus’s account, it was to the Necromanteion that Periander, the 6th-century BC tyrant of Corinth, sent legates to ask questions of his late wife, Melissa. In Homer’s Odyssey, the Necromanteion was also described as the entrance through which Odysseus made his katabasis. In ancient times, Acheron was believed to be the river crossed by the “soul-bearer” Hermes, according to ancient Greek mythology, who brought the souls of the dead to Charon to end up in the kingdom of Hades. Each soul that passed through Charon’s ferry had to donate an obol for transportation. The return journey is through the Oasis Swamps area.The Amvrakikos swamp around Amoudia is located between the mouths of the rivers Louros and Arachthos, which is one of the most important areas in Europe and is protected by the Pamsar Convention and has an open connection with the Ionian Sea. Amoudia is a fishing village where the fishermen land their fish straight out of the sea. Amoudia has a beautiful beach and a very cozy harbor with taverns and hangars where delicious fresh fish can be eaten under the hangar, an absolue culinair delight in a special environment.