Párga

Coasts of Epirus

In ancient times Párga had various names such as Paragiros, Ypargos and Paragaia. Based on the excavations, it is estimated that the area was first inhabited during the Middle Paleolithic era (300,000 – 30,000 BC). The inhabitants of the city had built Párga on Mount Pezovolos. From the Mycenaean years to its union with Greece,…

Sývota

Coasts of Epirus

The word Sývota comes from the compound word “Sivosion”, which means “many islands area”. In other words, Sývota got its name from the many islands in the area (Ágios Nikólaos, small and large Mourteméno and Moúrtos). In ancient times it was also called “Sývota”. During the Middle Ages until 1927 Sývota had the name “Vólia”,…