Although Ioannina have many more residents than they used to have, they do not their own 18000-seat modern theatre. The preserved ancient theatre of Dodoni reminds us of the importance of art in people’s lives as well as the attention paid to it thousands years ago.
The ideal would be to get to attend the festival “Ipirotika” and listen to...
- Ioannina Prefecture / Culture / Archaelogical sites
The findings from this area date back to the early Helladic period, 2600-2000 B.C when in this region the Great Goddess (symbol for fertility) was worshipped. When during the 19th century, tribes from Thesprotia came, her worship was substituted with that of Zeus and Drys.
Dodoni became an oracle of vital importance and those that came to ask...