Tzoumerka, also known as Athamanika, is one of the largest mountain ranges in western Greece. Located between the regions of Arta and Ioannina, it includes a number of memorable villages.

Landscapes of wild beauty with stone-built villages, monasteries, and churches perched over caves and rockfaces compose a unique symphony where rivers, gorges, and waterfalls excite nature and mountain lovers.

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In the past getting to Tzoumerka meant a big trip with a lot of driving but now with the Ionia Road, the Rion-Antirion bridge, and the additions to the Athens-Patras national road, it has become much more accessible. The villages of Sirrako, Kalarites, and the Katsanochoria and the rivers of Arachthos and Kalaritis between make for a nature escape of unique beauty and charm. As a plus, the lodgings and local taverns are affordable.

Katsanohoria
A scenic route among the mountaintops of the South Pindos ends in this impressive cluster of villages that are scattered on the mountain slopes.

The local black granite and the huge holly oak trees give a stark beauty to the landscape. The stone is used for building the local houses that spread the smell of burning wood out of their chimneys on the cold winter nights, while the mountaintops far above glisten like iced cakes.

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