Amfilohia is a coast town of Aetolia Acarnania,built by Ali Pasha in 1821. Formerly named Karvasaras from caravanserai which in Turkish means station refueling. In 1907 renamed Amfilohia.
It has port in the Ambracian Gulf.
The city is a key road point of western Greece from south and central Greece to Epirus,Corfu and Lefkas.
In Amfilohia was produced knowledge across Greece products. The graviera cheese Amfilohias, the ricotta, pecorino, gruyere , and the feta is the most famous Cheese Products produced in our city.
Cultural Events
The Panakarnaneia, as indicated by their name, is the most important holiday of the whole culture of Acarnania. Organized every year in Amfilochia, for about a week, between July and August.
Cultural and folklore events include music nights and concerts, theatrical performances, traditional dances from parts of cultural associations in the region and recently even gymnastics demonstrations by the club of the city. Besides the undeniable cultural significance, these events highlight and natural wealth of the region, with theatrical performances to "climb" in the citadel of ancient Limnaia and concerts in coastal scenery overlooking the illuminated summer Amfilohia.
The most special, but night for Panakarnaneia is the night of the "barcarolle". In earlier years the troubadours of Amfilochias not going down from the balconies of the houses to sing their sexual purposes, as was the case in other parts of Greece, but wander with boats beach and flooded the serene waters of Amvrakikos and hearts of their sexual thinking with the intoxicating love melodies. Times have changed and they do not occur anymore, at least spontaneously. In recent years the custom of barcarolle revived within the Panakarnaneion. So one evening events dedicated each year to barcarolle. Musicians and ordinary citizens across the beach Amfilochias in boats and again sing those unforgettable songs Serenaders, the city lights are extinguished and all but all who are in Amfilohia that night watching and hummed along with the Serenaders, creating images and emotions other seasons.
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| The marine. |
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| Amfilochia's beach. |
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| Christmas in Amfilochia. |
Presented in the form of a fortified citadel hosted on the hill, at the foot of which,
has built a large part of the modern state. From the fortified plateau begin two long walls well preserved, that descend to the sea and lost among the modern buildings. Underground passage width 2m., height of 1,5m. and a length of 800 meters. located in the city center, was apparently connecting corridor the citadel and the sea.
This passage was accessible until April 1944, when during a bombing bomb fell
near the obstruction partially. For this ancient city, there are several testimonies of ancient writers. In this refers
Thucydides tells when businesses Spartans in Western Central Greece, during the
Peloponnesian War. At that time Limnaia was still unfortified (429 p. X.). The following information comes by Polybius: in 251 p. x., when Philip V, father of Perseus, campaigned against Thermo and passes the Limnaia, which now has a strong defensive wall. During the Byzantine period and Venetian rule, this ancient castle inhabited.
In the 14th century it was known as Marsh and therein stated John Kantakouzenos, citing various strategic positions of the then Greek area.
The last known residential phase belongs to the times of Ali - Pasha. In the deserted centuries castle, the vizier
installed by force, residents Amprakias
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| Προσθήκη λεζάντας |
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| The view of Amfilochia from a high altitude. |
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