Argos Orestiko

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Argos Orestiko is a town and a former municipality in the Kastoria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Orestida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 206.396 km². The Kastoria National Airport is located in Argos Orestiko. ()

Local name: Δήμος Άργους Ορεστικού Population: 7.5 thous. (2019)Coordinates: 40°27'0"N, 21°15'0"E

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Epirus and Western MacedoniaGreece

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Argos Orestiko – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Byzantine Museum of Kastoria, Folklore Museum of Kastoria, Costume Museum, Lake Orestiada.

4.9 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Byzantine Museum of Kastoria, Kastoria
125 min walk • The Byzantine Museum of Kastoria is a museum in Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece, dedicated to religious art from the area's late Byzantine and post-Byzantine periods.
4.7 miN
Museum, History museum
Folklore Museum of Kastoria, Kastoria
121 min walk • The Folklore Museum of Kastoria also known as Folklore Museum “Nerantzis-Aivazis”, located in Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece, is housed in one of the city's oldest mansions, the Nerantzis-Aivazis residence near the lake, at 10 Kapetan Lazou Street. The museum has been operating since 1972, and is run by Harmony.
4.7 miN
Museum, Fashion museum
Costume Museum, Kastoria
120 min walk • The Costume Museum of Kastoria located in the northern Greek city of Kastoria, opened in 1999 and is run by "Harmony", a music and literary association. It is housed in the residence of the Emmanouil brothers, a two-storey building of the 18th century on the edge of Kastoria lake.
5.4 miNE
Picturesque lake in a mountain setting
Lake Orestiada
137 min walk • Lake Orestiada or Lake of Kastoria is a lake in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, northwestern Greece. Sitting at an altitude of 630 metres, the lake covers an area of 28 square kilometres.
4.8 miN
Museum, History museum, Military museum
Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, Kastoria
122 min walk • The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle in Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece is housed in a traditional old mansion that belonged to the teacher and fighter Anastasios Pehion.
4.6 miNE
Church, Monastery
Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa, Kastoria
119 min walk • The Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa is a monastery that is built on the spot where troops of Byzantine military commander George Palaiologos encircled the attacking Normans in 1083. It is believed that the emperor Alexios I Komnenos built the monastery there to commemorate the event.
3.1 miNE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Dispilio Lakeside Neolithic Settlement Archaeological Collection, Dispilio
78 min walk • The Dispilio Lakeside Neolithic Settlement Archaeological Collection is a museum in Dispilio, Greece. It was the first Neolithic settlement by the side of a lake excavated in the country.
4.6 miN
Church
Church of St. Athanasius of Mouzaki, Kastoria
118 min walk • St. Athanasius of Mouzaki is a Greek Orthodox church located in Kastoria, Greece. It was built in 1383–84 by the brothers Theodore II and Stoya of the house of Muzaka, a noble Albanian family that controlled the city at the time, and dedicated to St.
4.9 miN
Museum
Monuments Museum, Kastoria
125 min walk • Kastoria Monuments Museum is a private museum that displays scale models of the monuments of Kastoria, Greece. It is located on the ground floor of an apartment building on the shore of Kastoria lake.
4.7 miN
Museum
Delinanios Folklore Museum, Kastoria
120 min walk • The Delinanios Folklore Museum is a museum in Kastoria, West Macedonia, Greece.
5.5 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Municipal Stadium of Kastoria
142 min walk • Municipal Stadium of Kastoria is a multi-use stadium in Kastoria, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 8,000 seats.

Argos Orestiko

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Argos Orestiko – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)