In the autumn landscape, Arta, with its Byzantine monuments, its legendary four-arched viaduct and its natural beauty, combines the modern with the traditional. Walk in the city that gave birth to the great painter Moralis. Enjoy the view from its Castle, built by the Komnenoi and destined to become the place of imprisonment for the hero of the Revolution, General Makriyannis. Visit Byzantine and post-Byzantine monuments, such as the Virgin Mary of Vlachernon and Agios Dimitrios of Katsouri, which is the oldest monument of Arta. Discover the beautiful mountain villages of Tzoumerka with their watermills and springs with mineral waters, among pine and fir trees, such as Vourgareli with the stone-built monastery of Agios Georgios, the fairytale Theodoriana and the small town of Kompoti, birthplace of the founder of the Society of Friends, Nikolaos Skoufas. Admire the artificial lake of Pournari, created by the construction of the hydroelectric dam of the same name.

The Epirus music tradition and dances are still alive in the mountain villages, such as in Theodoriana.

The countryside of Arta is flooded with the fragrances of citrus juices and kiwi, the “green gold” of the region.

Enjoy ouzo with fine fish meze with a view of the Amvrakikos Gulf. Taste the famous zarkopites (pies without leaves), egg taraho, beef with orange in the pot, bubaria and pilaf with galot cheese and petimezi. Delicious spoon sweets and olive oil ravani.

Go rafting on the Arachthos and canoeing in the Amvrakikos Gulf. Head inland to explore the beautiful to-pio. Mountaineering and hiking trails connect the picturesque villages and pass through landscapes of unparalleled beauty, while horseback riding and paragliding on the slopes of Tzoumerka is an unforgettable experience.

INFO The historic four-arched bridge of Arta on the river Arachthos is perhaps the most famous attraction of the region. Legend has it that in order to become established, the wife of the master builder had to be sacrificed. Another version, however, claims that the bridge was built at the behest of the Turks and that the craftsmen who built it during the day were tearing it down at night to prevent the Turkish army from passing. But the Turks found out and arrested the master builder and his wife and killed them as an example.