About Karpenisi
Karpenisi is a popular mountain destination with a large number of hotels, guest houses, chalet, rooms with fireplace, rooms, restaurants, cafes and bars offering high quality services to visitors. The hotels and hostels to meet Karpenisi are different categories and can meet a wide variety of tastes and needs accommodation to their guests with great success. So we maintain a leading position in Greece in both the winter tourism and summer months.
Karpenisi
Karpenisi is the capital of the prefecture and is situated at the foot of the southwestern side of Velouchi the ancient Tymfristoy at an altitude of 960 meters. Away from Athens 295chlm. From Thessaloniki 370chlm. and from the city of Lamia 75km. and is the only urban center of the county.
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It is a small mountain town with imposing mountains, firs tops, flowing waters, a natural wonderland offers a wealth of magnificent scenic landscape make Karpenisi ideal destination for both winter and summer vacations.
The old town of Karpenisi built on this spot to protect from the cold currents. The present city of Karpenisi built into his old position in the Byzantine era (10th-11th centuries) from Koutsovlach and has spread east.
Probably the name comes from Koutsovlach, and in their language means "place of maple» ("Carpen + isu"), from the many maple (psefdoplatanous) that existed in the region. In another version, the place name comes from the Turkish word car (= snow) + benis (= investors), meaning "snow-covered."
Includes Karpenisi Karpenisi districts, Gorgiani settlement, Saint Nicholas, Butter, Myriki, Koryschades, Snakes, St. Andrew, St. Blacherna, Kalesmeno, Paparousi, Pavlopoulos, Sella (Milia), Stefani and strictures.
Karpenisiotis The river springs from the ridge of Mount Tymfristoy, crosses the valley of Fluvial, passes between the mountains and Chelidona Kaliakouda creates the popular "key" to mingle Dipotama of Proussos with Krikellioti and come together in the Hanging Lake . A beautiful landscape with many scenes staged and interpreted with wisdom and love just the same nature with the sole purpose to generously offer to humans.
It is a city with a rich history which has been distinguished for her contribution to his homeland, as always played a leading part in many moments in Greek history.
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The story begins Karpenisi since ancient times. The residents of the area in 279 BC defeated the Gauls were to the conquest of Delphi, the cultural center of Greece in 146 BC resisted heroically and the Romans, while in 1393 Karpenisi conquered by Sultan Bayazid A.
During the revolution of 1821 made many historical battles in Karpenisi, where most residents defeated the Turks and Tourkarvanites. Kefalovriso the village, just outside of Karpenisi, on August 8, 1823 Mark Botsaris killed in victorious battle against the Pasha of Moustai Skontras.
Later in the Resistance against the Germans, was in Karpenisi one of the first meetings organized resistance from Mars Velouhioti. The mountains were rebel hideouts. In Koryschades became the first National Assembly of the Government of the Mountain.
The 18th century opened the college in Karpenisi Eugene Giannoulis Aetolos who made many great teachers of the genus and it is also produced many great men and great personalities of Greek history, science and politics. Some of them are famous fighters of the 1821 Anthony Katsantonis and Thanasis Karpenisiotis, the writer Zacharias Papantoniou, who wrote the timeless play "high mountains", the scholar and politician Constantine Tsatsos, the politician Pavlos Bakoyannis and others. Also, the area of Karpenisi hosted the haunts of men and brave defenders of freedom of our nation, as the Karaiskakis of Touba and Velouhioti.
According to global survey of UNESCO, the area of Haryana is one of the five regions of the world in purity, almost zero pollution.
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It can walk in Karpenisi and the picturesque villages and admire the outstanding examples of traditional local architecture and well preserved villages in the area. Many houses, arched bridges, Byzantine churches, old schools make up the image of traditional architecture.
Karpenisi is one of the most popular destinations both winter and summer vacation, with constantly growing tourism infrastructure that creates a great base for anyone who wants to experience the beauty of the area.
Located 12 km from the town of Karpenisi is organized in Karpenisi Ski Velouchi. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious ski resorts in the country.
In the region where it is considered a paradise for outdoor activities you can indulge in various activities like rafting, canyoning, mountain bike, horseback riding, 4X4, games, climbing and hiking in idyllic locations and is a perfect base for excursions to beautiful sites of the region .
Karpenisi, active tourism companies that offer alternative full equipment, experienced drivers and whatever else is necessary.
The healthy climate, hotels and hostels with high quality amenities, the stylish cafes and bars, taverns and the changing landscape of entertainment and activities and make Karpenisi ideal travel destination for every season.
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Karpenisi Distribution
Karpenisi offers a wide variety of hostels, chalet, with fireplace rooms, apartments and hotels that are waiting to accommodate you and make your holidays unique ...
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Fun - Food in Karpenisi
Karpenisi is a rapidly growing tourist area, which has many restaurants, taverns and cafes with a very high standard facilities for all tastes.
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