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The hotel is located in Kostitsi, a small village of Epirus, Greece.
Epirus is the ancient cradle of the Greek nation.
The philosopher Aristotle, teacher of Alexander the Great, wrote: "Ancient Greece is defined as the land around (the oracle of) Dodoni and (the river) Acheloos.
It is inhabited by two tribes, the tribe of Selloi (Σελλοί) and the tribe with the ancient name Graekoi (Γραικοί), now called Hellenes (Έλληνες)" (Aristitotle, "Meteorika", ch.14).
These two tribes gave Greece (Hellas) and its inhabitants Greeks (Hellenes), their name.
Kostitsi, at an altitude of 900 m, is just a 25 minutes drive from Ioannina and its magnificent lake.
It commands a breathtaking vista of the Tzoumerka Mountains and the Arachthos River Gorge.
Some distances worthy of note are,
Ioannina airport 30 km,
Preveza airport 105 km,
Igoumenitsa port 87 km.
A 30 to 90 minutes scenic drive, apart from the wonderful city of Ioannina, can lead you to numerous sites of historical and cultural interest and of memorable natural beauty.
Notwithstanding Ioannina, home town of Ali Pasha, with its many shops, restaurants and bars, you can visit the Oracle and Ancient Theatre at Dodoni, Vrellis Wax Figures Museum and the Louros river, with its trout farms.
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