{"id":3749,"date":"2022-10-15T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T16:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lucid-brahmagupta.185-138-42-84.plesk.page\/?p=3749"},"modified":"2023-02-07T15:20:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:20:53","slug":"dilofo-in-one-of-the-most-beautiful-zagorochoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epirusexplorer.com\/en\/zagorohoria-en\/dilofo-in-one-of-the-most-beautiful-zagorochoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilofo – In one of the most beautiful Zagorochoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dilofo is built amphitheatrically in a clearing between two hills. Even though it is small it is one of the most beautiful villages of Zagorohoria<\/strong>. It is located among oaks, running waters, fir trees and fruit trees (apple trees, walnuts, cherry trees, grapes, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is one of the best preserved Zagorohoria with its authentic architecture.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This is mainly due to its characterization as a preservable settlement, which means that only restorations and reconstructions of old buildings are allowed. However, like all the mountain villages, it is slowly being deserted while the few inhabitants are engaged in livestock and tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Dilofo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

About the village<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Its old name was Sopotseli<\/strong>, which means a place with plenty of water because the village had many wells with clean water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Lampridis, after the conquest of Ioannina by the Turks in 1430, Sopotseli and many other villages signed the treaty of subjugation (or the Treaty of Vinikos), which granted them privileges (autonomy, self-government, partial tax exemption, etc.). However things were still difficult, Turkish taxes were heavy, there were many raids and robberies taking place, resulting in many men moving to foreign lands to improve their own lives, their families and their place. With their money they built better houses and helped the village do great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its progress was so big that until the end of the 19th century there was a Greek school, female and male schools, as well as scientists practicing the profession of doctor. In 1895, the figures mentioned in the then Ottoman Statistics (Salname) show that the population had reached 439 inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n