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Ioannina


An old stone house with several rooms, this cafe-bar has a cosy, slightly jumbled feel that's not unlike a rural English pub. In warm weather, there are also seats across the street under the big plane tree.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ioannina attractions

1. Silversmithing Museum

0.16 MILES

Although the centre of Ioannina no longer rings with the distinctive tapping hammers of the city's famous artisans, that sound and their trade are…

2. Historical Museum of Ioannina

0.16 MILES

This small private museum has some beautiful objects and gives a concise overview of the city's colourful history, with special attention to Jewish and…

3. Kahila Kedosha Yashan Synagogue

0.2 MILES

Open only by appointment, this temple, built in 1829, is nonetheless worth scheduling ahead if you're interested in Ioannina's deep Jewish history…

4. Its Kale

0.2 MILES

A more heavily fortified section within the Kastro, the Its Kale (Inner Castle) today feels less like a citadel than a city park. Inside the ramparts, on…

5. Archaeological Museum

0.22 MILES

This museum digs deeper into history than many others in Greece, staring in the ice age, with such relics as 120,000-year-old fossilized rhinoceros teeth…

6. Byzantine Museum

0.25 MILES

This museum presents early Christian and Byzantine art, pottery, coins and silverware, plus post-Byzantine icons and manuscripts, early Venetian-produced…

7. Municipal Ethnographic Museum

0.33 MILES

Set inside the Aslan Pasha Mosque (1619), the museum exhibits local costumes and period photographs, along with tapestries and prayer shawls from Ioannina…

8. Ioannina Island

1.08 MILES

In the middle of the lake, the reed-encircled patch of land locals just call To Nisi (The Island) is a pretty, peaceful destination, whether you just want…