Amphilochía

The name of Amfilochía came from the hero Amfilochos, who when he returned from the Trojan War conquered the entire East and North side of the Amvrakikós, naming it Amfilochía. The first city he built was Amfilochikó Árgos. In ancient times, according to Thucydides’s tour, Amfilochía was called the wider region, which included almost all…

Vónitsa

It was built in 395 AD immediately after the first abandonment of Nikopolis. From its foundation until the Fall of Constantinople (1453) Vónitsa was attacked by pirates. In 1070 AD the Venetians built a castle in Vónitsa and took control of its ports (it was one of the privileges given to them by the Byzantine…