{"id":12077,"date":"2021-03-23T18:31:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T18:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/?p=12077"},"modified":"2024-12-30T17:52:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T17:52:39","slug":"plikati-mastorochoria-cluster-of-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/el\/plikati-mastorochoria-cluster-of-villages\/","title":{"rendered":"Plikati &#038; \u2018\u2019Mastorochoria\u2019\u2019 cluster of villages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12077\" class=\"elementor elementor-12077\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c537514 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c537514\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b582b3\" data-id=\"5b582b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1645d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1645d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Slow Travel destination: Plikati, Epirus, northwestern Greece<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3277355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3277355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plikati &amp; the \u2018\u2019Mastorochoria\u2019\u2019 cluster of villages<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfafce5 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bfafce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M12.7,2.3c-0.4-0.4-1.1-0.4-1.5,0l-8,9.1c-0.3,0.4-0.3,0.9,0,1.2l8,9.1c0.4,0.4,1.1,0.4,1.5,0l8-9.1c0.3-0.4,0.3-0.9,0-1.2L12.7,2.3z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1871149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1871149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Plikati village<\/b> is built at <b>1240 meters <\/b>above sea level, at the southeast <b>slopes of&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gramos\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Mount. Grammos<\/b><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The village is surrounded by <b>virgin forests <\/b>of oaks, firs, black pines and beeches, <b>natural springs<\/b>, and streams. <\/p>\n<p><b>Plikati has 70 permanent residents<\/b> and is part of the Mastorochoria cluster of villages. <\/p>\n<p><b> \u2018\u2019Mastorochoria\u2019\u2019 literary means \u2018\u2019The craftsmen Villages\u2019\u2019 <\/b>and are in total thirteen villages in the area of Ioannina, in the Epirus region.<\/p>\n<p>In Plikati you can visit the impressive church of Agios Athanasios, built in the 17th century, and the old church of Panagia Plikaditissa, built-in 1775, two<b> important sites with historic and artistic value<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ccb1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24ccb1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200519_104328-1024x473.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27735\" alt=\"Grammos alpine mountain range\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200519_104328-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200519_104328-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200519_104328-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200519_104328-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200519_104328-600x277.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200519_104328.jpg 1906w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34fb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c34fb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The dragon lakes of Grammos<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f7de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33f7de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Grammos is a mountain range<\/b> on the borders of Greece and Albania, that belongs to the <b>\u201cNatura 2000\u201d network<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>The geological formation in the Grammos mountain range shapes an <b>alpine environment, ideal for mountain lovers<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>In the scenic beautiful Grammos mountain range are living many animals including <b>brown European bears, wolves, deers,<\/b> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 <b>wild goats, eagles, <\/b>\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<b> predatory birds<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>The natural springs of river Aliakmonas, the crystal clear streams, the lush forests, the rivers, and <b>the dragon lakes of Grammos<\/b> mountain range offer one of the most beautiful mountain hiking trails in the world!<\/p>\n<p>From Plikati starts a four-hour mountain hike of 11,5 kilometers to the highest peak of Grammos Mountain range<b>&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/el.wikiloc.com\/oreibasia-diadromes\/plekati-tsouka-petsik-plekati-49799213\" target=\"_blank\"><b>\u2018\u2019Tsouka Petsik\u2019<\/b>\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;at a 2.520 meters altitude and&nbsp;<b>Skirtsi peak<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73204cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73204cb\" 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1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008a7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"008a7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The craftsmen of Plikati &amp; its neighboring villages\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71b9bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e71b9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Mastorochoria Cluster of villages was named after the well-known builders and craftsmen <\/b>living in these villages, whose talent and artistic stone construction skills were known since the 17th century.<\/p>\n<p>The word <b>\u2018\u2019Mastoras\u2019\u2019 <\/b>(\u2018\u2019Mastores\u2019\u2019 in plural) in Greek has the meaning of someone being very good in something, usually in an artistic or construction work. <\/p>\n<p>The Mastores of Mastorochoria were <b>traveling in groups<\/b> to America, Aethiopia, Russia, and France. <\/p>\n<p>Most of their time they were working far away from their families, as their wives and children were living permanently in <b>Mastorochoria<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>The mountain and <b>rocky Mastorochoria are situated in rural, rough landscapes <\/b>where agricultural activities couldn`t be an occupational option for its residents. <\/p>\n<p>This explains why their interest and dedication to the<b> artistic and construction activities<\/b>, as the rocky environment was an inspirational source for the artistic stone craftsmen. <\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <b>Chionades <\/b>settlement, a neighbouring village of Plikati, were living and working groups of talented <b>artists in Icon painting<\/b> from the 18th century till the mid. of 20th century.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f80f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f80f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27743 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748.jpg 1249w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/576;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200801_140748.jpg 1249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47494aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47494aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The ''Mastorochoria'' villages are:\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fb9b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9fb9b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsimochori , Vourmpiani, Gorgopotamos, Drosopigi, Kastania, Kefalochori, Lagkada, Oxya (Oxya, Theotokos), Plagia, Plikati, Pyrsogianni, Chionades\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3b673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f3b673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are many trekking trails, rock climbing, and walking routes starting from Plikati and its neighboring villages. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921ced7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"921ced7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21508f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a21508f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is more ideal than staying over in an Eco-friendly accommodation near to Plikati village? \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de87692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de87692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck here the &#8221;Wildflower of Grammos&#8221; guesthouses complex and become one with nature!  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08544de elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"08544de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/el\/become-one-with-the-nature-the-wildflower-of-grammos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759721c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"759721c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The ultimate Slow Traveller`s activity in Plikati:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32df719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32df719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Mountain tea &amp; wild herbs picking from Plikati rural area. <br>Connect with nature. Connect with yourself. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Here you will enjoy the silence and rediscover the best pleasures in life. 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