Sightseeing in Samarina

In common store of Samarina houses the folklore museum of the village. Here exposed traditional costumes and old tools of the locals. It is the light summer months. A representative sample of the traditional architecture of the area is the village primary school. With 200 students by 1960, now houses the municipal library with over 6,000 titles. In good condition kept stone house Nick. Mitsiompouna Built in 1830, the house Gr. Chatzimichou and houses of Mpasdeki and Kalmpokini.

In the neighborhood of St. Athanasius operate "mantania" which were used in the processing of wool (capes, carpets, woolen fabrics) with the help of water.

In the neighborhood of Papakyrgia operate two "Dristela" ydrotriveia which were used for the washing of fabrics, carpets, blankets, etc.

The Museum 'Drakolimni Samarinas "exposed upstairs a rich folklore collection of local costumes, domestic and agricultural utensils, loom, weaving etc. while the ground floor has a café and restaurant.

The church of Ag. Athanasios chapel of Ag. Anargiri built in 1840 and has a wooden temple, old images with exceptional paintings. Icons of the 18th century. preserved in the church of the Prophet Elijah built in 1795 and painted by local artists.

In 1819 the church of the Assumption (Great Lady) in the chapel of Ag. Apostoli. Also in the village is the church of the Birth of the Virgin (1864) (Little Lady) in the chapel of Ag. Panton. In 1943 he founded the church of Ag. Kosmas near the step, where he spoke the saint in 1890. In good condition is the church of St. Demetrius Martyr on Samarinda (1957) and the Church of Archangel Michael (1975) in place the "tap Sakellaris".

The taps in the village are also stone and were built during the Turkish occupation. It is worth mentioning: the "Great Virgin Mary", the "Little Mary", the "Gkavani", the "Smith", the "Papakyrgia", the "Papazisis", the "Kypritzi", the "jewelery", the "Penta" the "Lesoura" and "Zeki". Beyond settlement are the: tap Romiou (GRECO), the fountain and the fountain Kontouri in Kiourista forest (Fantino Likiraou).

Four kilometers south of the village found in the forest monastery of Ag. Paraskevi (1713). Byzantine style and inside we find frescoes of local painters. The founders of the monastery were the monks Nikiforos Dionysius. The monastery contributed greatly to the nation during the Turkish occupation. It was thieves and armatoles center here began his revolutionary work on the Samarinda martyr Dimitrios who was martyred in 1808.
In the same area is the church of the Transfiguration (1813), also Hagiographies by locals. The monastery and the church were the churches of Samarina in the old location.
In 1800, they founded the two monasteries schools hagiography where were students known painters of the country as brothers and Piteni Papaioannou, who painted churches and temples throughout Greece.

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