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Μικρό Πάπιγκο || Mikró Pápingo by diokaminaris on Instagram.

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Papingo, Vikos Aoos National Park

Wednesday 1st November 2023

There were storms overnight, with rain drumming so hard on the roof that I struggled to hear the film I was watching and had to turn on the subtitles.

After a few nights of watching stuff from the horror genre I can recommend only one film at the moment, an Argentinian folk horror called When Evil Lurks, and something much shorter and older that I’m enjoying, the original series of The Twilight Zone, from 1959. They’re a bit hit or miss, but the less good ones are still 6 out of 10. There are some really good ideas, and it’s no wonder they went down so well at the time.

I drove on this morning, after a quick walk to the village War Memorial, which commemorates their dead from 1943. A walk with the wispy mist that had covered us earlier in the morning, now lifting amongst the jagged peaks, to give a fine day.

More winding roads, 20 mph at most, and a descent into Konitsa, where I used the supermarket, and continued south, regaining the height I’d just lost, into the the opposite side of the Tymfi massif, up numerous hairpins, to Papingo.

The 80 red sign refers to the Ultra Race that took place in the summer. https://www.zagorirace.gr/en/tera-80-km/

This was a recommendation from Hugh, who was here cycling in May, when there was still snow on the tops. It’s the perfect time for a visit at the moment. I’m sure there’s usually lots of tourists, but today just a handful. Like many of the villages here in the mountains of Western Greece it is nestled into a nook in the steep forested slopes. But this is particularly striking in appearance, and there is much more infrastructure, in terms of hotels, cafes, and restaurants.

Above Papingo, about 100 metres above, on another winding road, is the smaller sister village of Mikro Papingo. After lunch, Roja and I took a track that headed down into the valley, dropped a couple of hundred metres, before climbing back up through the forest to the smaller village. There was a couple of restaurants there, and some more holiday type accommodation. It is also the starting point for trails into the higher hills. We completed the circuit by returning on the road, which was quiet, just a couple of vehicles passing us.

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Papingo rock pools.. ( Mikro Papingo 2018-08-01 ) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHfCQsl0Gt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o6oa1ogwqlhp

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Mikro Papigo is the village in Papigo in Epirus region. It is famous for its stone houses, great scenery, moutain,etc. This village has many hotels, guest houses, cafes and restaurants. you can also arrange for trekking and climbing if you love to do this kind of activities. This village is up in the mountain and very beautiful. The following link might help you if you would like to visit. 

http://www.greece.com/destinations/Epirus/Ioannina/Village/Mikro_Papigo.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papingo

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Different angles of Mikró Pápingo. Photos by Christos Barkas. 

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Mikró Pápingo, Epirus, Greece by Akis Makrakis. 

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📍 Location: Mikro Papingo, Ioannina 🇬🇷

Photo click by @_iro_t

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Exploring the Greek countryside in Mikró Pápingo. Photo by @vasso_tsoulou on Instagram. 

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Rest time under the towers of Astraka ⛰️🛣️ Mikró Pápingo village in Epirus, Greece. Photo by Michalis Aivathiadis.

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Ioánnina, Epirus || Greece moodboards (3 / ?)

It dawned in the land of mountains and the sun rose above all living things,  people good and evil, ferrets, foxes, a precious lake, and taken fortresses. It must be Yánnena, I whispered, in snow and dreary weather, made of glass and silver. And as the day moved on, I saw minarets too and I heard the sound of bronze pots steaming  - Translation of the poem “Yannena of glass” by Mihalis Ganas.

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Pápingo, Greece. Photographer:  @george_bozouris

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Location: Mikró Pápingo village, Zagorohoria, Epirus, Greece

Photo: George Patmios

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Mikró Pápingo, Epirus, Greece by Anna Sarika.  

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Papingo, Ioannina, Greece  by Valantis Minogiannis

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Mikró Pápingo, Zagorohoria, Greece

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Mikró Pápingo, Zagorohoria, Epirus region, Greece