The Dance of Zalongo had been on my list for years. Getting there involved 410 steps, a long-standing battle with vertigo and a friend who would have called me something unrepeatable if I had tried to back out. What happened at the top was not what I had prepared myself for. Not the climb, not the monument, and certainly not the moment when two people began to sing.
Southeastern Citadel I must admit that on my many visits to the castle, I didn’t approach my explorations very methodically. It was all a bit haphazard, and I found myself wandering around the site without any particular plan – that’s just the way I roll. However, I will try to describe the layout in the…
Ioannina is a place that needs to be savoured. Even during my 10 day stay, I left feeling as though I’d barely scratched the surface of the place even thought I crammed in as much as I could! The Castle of Ioannina dominates the old town and this alone would take several days to see…
Here I am in Ioannina, pronounced ‘Yannena’ but if you listen to a local say it, there is a very gentle “ee-oh” at the front of it. Ioannina is a vibrant university town and one of the four regional units of Epirus and also serves as the administrative centre for the region. My route here…
