Cultural Route 2 — Nikopolis, Zalongo & Kassope

By Anonymous (not verified), 12 July, 2026
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The most important cultural route in the region, centred on Roman Nikopolis — the first Roman colony in Greece — and heroic Zalongo.

Stops along the route

  • Preveza → Nikopolis (odeon, theatre, monument of Augustus, Early Christian basilicas, Archaeological Museum).
  • Zalongo — the monument of the sacrifice of the Souliot women (by Zongolopoulos) and the Monastery of Aghios Demetrios.
  • Kassope — a 4th-c. BC city overlooking the Ambracian Gulf and the Ionian Sea.
  • Riza — Riniasa Castle (the medieval “Thomokastro”) & the Roman Villa at Riza.

A thematic route in the wider region — accessible by road.

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