Greece News » Espirus News Greece » Espirus » People: The Mycenaean fringe, Dodona, ancient tombs, and the sacred roots of Epirus
Dismissed for centuries as a barbarian borderland, Epirus conceals a remarkable Mycenaean presence, from tholos tombs on forgotten coastlines to the oldest sanctuary of Zeus in all of Greece. Here, on ...
News Greece » Espirus » People: Enchanting Epirus: the mountains and monasteries of Greece’s wild north
Nestled between the rugged Ionian coastline and the dramatic Pindos mountains of northeastern Greece, Epirus is an often-overlooked adventurous escape. These five charming towns and villages are the ...
News Greece » Espirus » People: A musician is redefining the sound of a Greek instrument
Legendary clarinetist Petroloukas Halkias and millennial laouto player Vasilis Kostas both hail from the same region of Greece — Epirus — and Halkias even played at Kostas’ parents’ wedding. But the ...
News Greece » Espirus » People: Pyrrhus of Epirus, the last great Greek commander who nearly stopped Rome's rise to power
Before Hannibal, before the Punic Wars, one Greek king came closer than anyone to breaking Rome's grip on the ancient world. This is the story of Pyrrhus of Epirus, the brilliant and restless general ...