{"id":4146,"date":"2022-10-20T13:16:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lucid-brahmagupta.185-138-42-84.plesk.page\/?p=4146"},"modified":"2023-02-08T14:27:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:27:09","slug":"syrrako","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epirusexplorer.com\/en\/tzoumerka-en\/syrrako\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrrako – In a beautiful traditional settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Syrrako is one of the most beautiful<\/strong> and picturesque<\/strong> villages of Ioannina Prefecture<\/strong> and all of Epirus<\/strong>, which impresses from afar with its gray stone houses that are perched on the slope. It is declared to be a traditional settlement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s more, it is a typical traditional village, a model of traditional architecture with stone houses, cobbled streets, churches, stone fountains and public buildings, which are creations of renowned craftsmen. Together with the neighboring Kalarrytes they are the only villages that keep this architecture unchanged in the south of the prefecture of Ioannina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Syrrako<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is located at an altitude of 1200 meterseast of Ioannina<\/strong> and at a distance<\/strong> of 52 km<\/strong>. The historic settlement is built at the foot of Mount Peristeri<\/strong> (Lakmos) on the pristine slopes of Prixa. It is separated from the Kalarrytes with a deep ravine, of unparalleled beauty, flowing through the river Chrousia<\/strong> or Kalarrytikos<\/strong>, a tributary of Arachthos<\/strong>, and is, due to its dry and healthy climate, an ideal place for a summer residence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History and Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This federation belonged to the powerful Valide Sultana<\/strong> (mother of the Sultan) to whom they paid high taxes but at the same time enjoyed privileges (autonomy, self-government, independence, freedom of religion, tax breaks, school operation, religious freedom). Therefore, the village began to experience great acne that peaked in the early 18th century and reached the point of attracting residents of other neighboring villages who came and settled here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning they began trading in livestock products (milk cheeses, leather etc.). Later, they developed a small woolen production industry using wool from sheep in the surrounding meadows (somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 sheep and goats at that time). <\/p>\n\n\n\n