Rupicapra Villas in Ioannina

zuletzt aktualisiert am 05.01.2010

Two of the villas are two-storey 60 sq.meters buildings (Villa Lanassa and Villa Myrtale) while the third is one-storey (ground floor) 45 sq. meters building. All are built with the distinctive traditional style of the Zagori area. That is to say using local grey-whitish lime-stone. The roofs are covered all the same with gray slate stones. All the buildings have fireplace, independent heating, WC with shower, hot water, TV. They are recently built (2007).
Please note that: Villa Lanassa and Villa Myrtale can accommodate with the addition of extra beds four (4) persons on each floor, in total maximum eight (8) persons in each building, while Villa Iris accommodates 3 couples (3 double beds) and can accept 3 more extra beds without any problem (45 sq.m.)!

LOCATION &amp, AREA
The place is ideal for nature lovers. Possibility of mountaineering, hiking, trekking, rafting, kayaking, bicycling, horse-riding, canoeing

In close proximity there are the famous:
a) Vikos gorge,
b) National Park of Vikos-Aoos,
c) Voidomatis river,
d) Astraka mountain hut,
e) Dragon lake (Drakolimni) at 2.000 me asl
f)Provatina verical cave (sinkhole)-one of the deepest in the world!
g)Kleithi prehistoric rock shelter,
...and much more!...

Papingo village itself is a traditional stone-made village, at 1000 m. a.s.l., located in a picturesque and breath catching landscape, as you can see in the photos!...

Villa Lanassa and Villa Myrtale are identical regarding size of the interior:
In the ground floors there are two single beds that can be joined and create a king-size double bed. In the 1st floors of the above mentioned buildings there are permanent double beds (one in each 1st floor). Extra beds (2) can be added in each floor so each floor can accommodate max 4 persons.

Each of the above mentioned villas can be rent as a whole (in a family or group of friends) since there is an inside wooden stair that connects the ground floor with the 1st floor. However, since each floor haves exterior doors can be rented also individually (each floor in different people) without any problem.

Villa Iris is a different case because it is consisted by ground floor only. Despite of it, due to its huge interior space (45-50 sq.meters), it has three permanent double beds, and more extra beds can be added without a problem (3 single beds at least!). So it can accommodate minimum one couple and maximum... 9 persons!

Wegbeschreibung

It's easy to find us once you get to Papingo: From the main public car parking of the village Megalo Papingo, we are just 20 meters close to it!

How to get there:
By plane: From Athens or Thessaloniki to Ioannina and then by car(you can rent a car or hire a cab from Ioannina). There are also flights (in the summer) from several european airports to Prezeza (Aktion airport) and Corfu (Corfu airport). From these places you can easily reach Ioannina within a few hours.
By car: Follow the route Trikala - Kalampaka - Metsovo - Ioannina or
Rio - Amfilochia - Arta - Ioannina.

By Bus:

From Athens or Thessaloniki there are buses (coaches) leaving every 1,5 hour to Ioannina. Once you get to Ioannina you can rent a car or hire a taxi. Please note that only one day/week there's a bus departing from Ioannina to Papingo: Every friday morning and evening (6 am and 2:30 pm). The bus fare for a ride from Ioannina to Papingo is about 10 Euros.

The bus journey from Athensto Ioannina takes 6 hours and costs approximately 35 Euros.
The Taxi ride from Ioannina to papingo (65 km) lasts 45 minutes and costs approximately 50 Euros.

From Thessaloniki every day to Ioannina and then by car.
The bus journey from Thessaloniki to Ioannina lasts 5 hours and costs approximately 35 Euros.


It’s best to rent cars from the following locations: Athens, Corfu and Preveza.