Elati
Picturesque village with stone houses crowned with fir trees, built at the foot of Koziakas at an altitude of 950m. It is 450 km from Athens and about 250 km from Thessaloniki.
Full of hotel units and rooms for rent ensure a comfortable short or long stay.
Here it is worth enjoying a meal, tasting the local cuisine that offers hunting cooked in a unique way and in various variations.
At the entrance of the village and in wooden kiosks specially designed by the Municipality, the residents offer for purchase rare species of herbs, mountain tea, oregano, linden, musk, etc.
Full of hotel units and rooms for rent ensure a comfortable short or long stay.
Here it is worth enjoying a meal, tasting the local cuisine that offers hunting cooked in a unique way and in various variations.
At the entrance of the village and in wooden kiosks specially designed by the Municipality, the residents offer for purchase rare species of herbs, mountain tea, oregano, linden, musk, etc.
Pertouli live cams
Δείτε Live
In the area one can participate in organized equestrian routes with experienced instructors on the slopes of Koziakas and the meadows of Pertouli. During the winter months the visitor can enjoy the snowy landscape while riding snowmobiles. Snowmobiles can be found in Kerketio tel: 24340 91559, 6978131029.
Archaeological sites - findings
Southeast of the village, in the direction of the village of Kalogiri, and in the places "Psili ridi", "fteri", and "Katofli" there are traces of a castle and an old settlement. It is believed that they belong to the Ancient city "Poitnaio" or "Potnaio", which flourished from the 5th century BC until Roman times, when in 185 BC the Athamanians asked Philip to return them with the Athenian. In the area of Poitnaio was found a relief tombstone of Echenikos, a warrior or officer who was killed in battle during the 4th century BC. Broken pottery, tiles, statuettes, coins as well as two tombs of different depth and shape were also found.
Churches - Monasteries
- "Assumption of the Virgin" (1958), in the center of the village. Of historical interest is the part of the old iconostasis of the church that dates from 1822 and was created by wood carvers from Epirus.
- "Holy Trinity", first built in 1898.
- "Agioi Anargyroi" chapel of "Profitis Ilias", located at the entrance of the village. Of historical interest is its iconostasis that comes from the old church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary which was located in the place "Pano mahalas", where today is the church of Agioi Anargyroi.
BUY:
Herbs, decoctions, homemade liqueurs, cheese products, honey, pastries, tsipouro, traditional pasta, dried plant compositions
TRY:
Pies with handmade leaves, forged, spit and hull roast, prasotania, Hunting, trout and briana.
Southeast of the village, in the direction of the village of Kalogiri, and in the places "Psili ridi", "fteri", and "Katofli" there are traces of a castle and an old settlement. It is believed that they belong to the Ancient city "Poitnaio" or "Potnaio", which flourished from the 5th century BC until Roman times, when in 185 BC the Athamanians asked Philip to return them with the Athenian. In the area of Poitnaio was found a relief tombstone of Echenikos, a warrior or officer who was killed in battle during the 4th century BC. Broken pottery, tiles, statuettes, coins as well as two tombs of different depth and shape were also found.
Churches - Monasteries
- "Assumption of the Virgin" (1958), in the center of the village. Of historical interest is the part of the old iconostasis of the church that dates from 1822 and was created by wood carvers from Epirus.
- "Holy Trinity", first built in 1898.
- "Agioi Anargyroi" chapel of "Profitis Ilias", located at the entrance of the village. Of historical interest is its iconostasis that comes from the old church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary which was located in the place "Pano mahalas", where today is the church of Agioi Anargyroi.
BUY:
Herbs, decoctions, homemade liqueurs, cheese products, honey, pastries, tsipouro, traditional pasta, dried plant compositions
TRY:
Pies with handmade leaves, forged, spit and hull roast, prasotania, Hunting, trout and briana.
