Lake Pamvotida, Ioannina

Name: Lake Pamvotida
Address: Ioannina, Greece

#7 among attractions in Ioannina

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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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. The regional capital Ioannina to the west and the town of Perama to the north are urban settlements fringing the lake while the remaining of its periphery is composed of farmland. The lake features small fishing ports and a boating port. There is a regular boat service to the Ioannina Island. The Greek National Road 6 surrounds the northern half of the lake. ()

Local name: Λίμνη Παμβώτιδα Area: 7.49 mi²Length: 4.91 miWidth: 3.36 miMaximum depth: 36 ftElevation: 1522 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°39'48"N, 20°53'12"E

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Lake Pamvotida – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.5 miW
Forts and castles
Ioannina Castle, Ioannina
39 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.
1.6 miNW
Architecture, Mosque
Aslan Pasha Mosque, Ioannina
41 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.
1.3 miW
Mosque
Fethiye Mosque, Ioannina
35 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.
1.6 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina, Ioannina
41 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 miW
Museum, Art museum
Municipal Art Gallery of Ioannina, Ioannina
51 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.
1.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Archaeological Museum, Ioannina
42 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.
1.6 miW
Museum and byzantine art
Byzantine Museum of Ioannina, Ioannina
42 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.
1.2 miNW
Island
Ioannina Island, Ioannina
30 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.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mitsikeli
92 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.
4 miSW
Universities and schools
University of Ioannina, Ioannina
103 min walk • The University of Ioannina is a university located 5 km southwest of Ioannina, Greece. The university was founded in 1964, as a charter of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and became an independent university in 1970.
3 miS
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Panepirotan National Athletic Center, Ioannina
78 min walk • The Panepirotiko Stadio of Ioannina, more commonly known as Panepirotiko Stadio is a sports venue in Ioannina, Epirus, Greece.