Villages in the region of Thesprotiko – Louros
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Thesprotiko is a town that is located at a distance of 38 km. north to the city of Preveza. It is the seat of the Municipality of Thesprotiko. It is about an alive villages of farmers and shepherds, full of life and shops.
Sights in Thesprotiko:
- Church of the Birth of Virgin Mary of Lampovitissa, a big stone church of 1797 with wall paintings and a wooden iconostasis.
- Museum of Folk Art, which is built in a ston house of 1860
- Archaeological site of Kokkinopilo, 1 km. from Thesprotiko. Here there were discovered 1500 stone tools of the year 35.000 B.C.
Sights in the wider area:
- In Rizovouni: Ancient colony of Ileioi (Vaties) of the 8th century B.C., monastery of the Dormition of Virgin Mary of the 1095 A.D., Church of St. Paraskevi (built on a rock) of the 1025 A.D.
- In Galata: Cathedral Temple of the 18th century with stone belltower
- In Meliana: Watermills and stone threshing floors
- In Polistafilo: Church of the Dormition of Virgin Mary of 1848 with beautiful wall paintings
- In Messiana: Church of Apostoles and monument of the massacre in Dalamani during the period of the Second World War
- In Assos: Watermills and stone threshing floors
- In Vrysoula: Monatery of Avassos
- In Oropos: Ruins of the ancient Elatria (colony of Ileioi)
