The village of Ligiades is situated on the hillside of Mount Mitsikeli with a “plateau” in the magnificent Giannena, at an altitude of 940 meters. It is the closest village in the city of Ioannina and is only 12 km away from it. From Ligiades you can see the enchanting Ioannina and Lake Pamvotis through a spectacular panoramic view that will enchant you. The martyr village of Ligiades during the Second World War was completely destroyed and rebuilt a few years later in the same place. In Ligiades you will find the monastery of Agios Georgios, which was an important spiritual center of Epirus in the 17th century. Its founder is the scholar and clergyman Vessaria Makris, who died in the monastery in 1699.
The settlement of Ligiades has been characterized as traditional, has about 100 inhabitants and is 12 km from Ioannina. A walk in the traditional “balcony” of Ioannina will impress you …