Tositsa House : Musuem of Folk Art
This museum devoted to local folk art is housed in the Tositsa family residence (Michael Tositsa, 1787-1858, founded the Polytechnic in Athens). The interior has been richly adorned with carved woodwork (in particular the ceilings), furnished with carpets and embroidered textiles and decorated with gold ornaments, beaten copperware and icons. The reception room is particularly impressive with its divans and monumental samovar.
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Monastery of St Nicholas
With its rough stone walls, this little monastery tucked away in the woods resembles a sheepfold. It has been tastefully restored, and a display of icons has been arranged in the narthex. The walls of the 14C church are painted with 16C-17C frescoes. The iconostasis (a screen separating the nave from the rest of the sanctuary) is profusely decorated with gold, carving and icons. The conventual buildings contain the monks' cells and the secret school where the children were taught during the Turkish occupation.
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Tositsa House : Musuem of Folk Art
This museum devoted to local folk art is housed in the Tositsa family residence (Michael Tositsa, 1787-1858, founded the Polytechnic in Athens). The interior has been richly adorned with carved woodwork (in particular the ceilings), furnished with carpets and embroidered textiles and decorated with gold ornaments, beaten copperware and icons. The reception room is particularly impressive with its divans and monumental samovar.
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Froúrio / Kástro (citadel)
The huge citadel overlooking the lake is surrounded by a wall built during the despotate of Epiros (13C) and restored by Ali Pasha, who ruled over Albania and Epiros (1741-1822). It was inhabited by the Turks, and from the 17C by the Jews, but is now almost deserted; it has retained an eastern flavour with its little streets, overhanging roofs and former mosques; Ali Pasha had his palace here on top of the rock.
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