Perama

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Perama is a town and a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ioannina, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies about 4 km north of central Ioannina. The town's name means "passage" and it lies on the northern edge of lake Pamvotis. It is famous for its cave, known as the "Cave of Perama". The cave, extending five kilometres below the ground and having been explored fully only up to one kilometre, has a remarkable arrangement of stalagmites and stalactites. An 11th-century church in the town dedicated to Saint Haralambos and reputedly built by Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus is in a bad state of repair and is rarely open to the general public. The town lies on GR-6 between Igoumenitsa and Metsovo. ()

Local name: Δήμος Περάματος Ιωαννίνων Population: 1.8 thous.Coordinates: 39°42'0"N, 20°51'0"E

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Epirus and Western MacedoniaGreece

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Perama – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ioannina Castle, Aslan Pasha Mosque, Fethiye Mosque, Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina.

2.1 miS
Forts and castles
Ioannina Castle, Ioannina
53 min walk • The Ioannina Castle is the fortified old town of the city of Ioannina in northwestern Greece. The present fortification dates largely to the reconstruction under Ali Pasha in the late Ottoman period, but incorporates also pre-existing Byzantine elements.
1.9 miS
Architecture, Mosque
Aslan Pasha Mosque, Ioannina
49 min walk • The Aslan Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman-built mosque in the city of Ioannina, Greece. The mosque was built in 1618 in the city's castle, replacing the Church of Saint John, which was torn down after the failed anti-Ottoman revolt of 1611 led by Dionysius the Philosopher.
2.1 miS
Mosque
Fethiye Mosque, Ioannina
55 min walk • The Fethiye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in Ioannina, Greece. The mosque was built in the city's inner castle immediately after the conquest by the Ottomans in 1430, near the ruins of an early 13th-century Byzantine church dedicated to the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
1.9 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina, Ioannina
49 min walk • The Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina is a museum in Ioannina, Greece. It is housed in the Aslan Pasha Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Ali Pasha, in the Ioannina Castle since 1933.
2.1 miS
Museum, Art museum
Municipal Art Gallery of Ioannina, Ioannina
55 min walk • The Municipal Art Gallery of Ioannina is an art museum in Ioannina, Greece that has been open in its current building since 2000. The collection of over 500 items ranges from classical to modern paintings and sculptures.
2.3 miS
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Archaeological Museum, Ioannina
60 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Ioannina is a museum located in Litharitsa Park in the centre of Ioannina, Greece. The museum contains many artifacts unearthed in the surrounding area such as Palaeolithic tools, from Kokkinopilos, Asprochaliko and Kastritsa, the ruins of Dodoni and ancient cemeteries such as Vitsa and the Oracle of Acheron.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Pamvotida, Ioannina
82 min walk • Lake Pamvotida or Pamvotis, commonly also Lake of Ioannina is the largest lake of Epirus, located in the central part of the Ioannina regional unit in northern Greece.
2.3 miS
Museum and byzantine art
Byzantine Museum of Ioannina, Ioannina
60 min walk • The Byzantine Museum of Ioannina is housed in one of the buildings of citadel of Ioannina, the capital of the Epirus region in northwestern Greece. The central section was built in the 1960s and originally functioned as a Royal Pavilion.
2 miSE
Island
Ioannina Island, Ioannina
52 min walk • Ioannina Island is an island in the Lake of Ioannina, Epirus, Greece, a municipal unit of the municipality of Ioannina. Its area is 0.2 km², with biggest length 800 meters and biggest width 500 meters.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mitsikeli
80 min walk • Mitsikeli is a mountain range in the central part of the Pindus mountains, in Epirus, Greece. The mountain is located northeast of Ioannina and Lake Ioannina. Its highest elevation is 1,810 m.
5.4 miS
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Panepirotan National Athletic Center, Ioannina
138 min walk • The Panepirotiko Stadio of Ioannina, more commonly known as Panepirotiko Stadio is a sports venue in Ioannina, Epirus, Greece.