Things to do in Ioannina
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Byzantine Museum
The best sight within the sublime Its Kale (Inner Citadel; h08:00-17:00, 20:00-22:00 Tue-Sun)is the Byzantine Museum , housed in two buildings near the Fetiye Cami(Victory Mosque), which include Ali Pasha's former palace. The museum features early Christian and Byzantine art, pottery, coins and silverware, and even post-Byzantine icons and manuscripts. The priceless treasures include early printed Greek books from Venice and ornate silver jewellery boxes with cloisonné enamel. Textual accompaniments give a fascinating overview of Ioannina's history from the 4th to the 17th century, and divulge other unexpected facts, like that the Rome-based jewellery empire, Bulgari, was…
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1900 Café Restaurant
If you want to wow a date - or simply enjoy a really good Italian meal - this is the place to come. Genial owner Miltos Miltiadis provides a warm welcome at this restored, two-floor mansion, a living lesson in style with thick-painted crimson walls, Latin music, worn wood floors and soft light. Everything is good, from the penne and parmesan to Portobello mushrooms with mavrodafni wine sauce.
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Baccara Bar Restaurant
A sure sign that a city has arrived is when it spawns fully formed temples to conspicuous consumption. The see-and-be-seen Baccara, with its cavernous interior, fusion menu and tropical fishtank that runs the length of the entire back wall, is such a place. There's no middle ground; you'll either detest it or be impressed.
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Stoa Louli
The Stoa Louli has been through many incarnations since being built in 1875; first it was an inn, later a trade centre for Jewish leather merchants, and even an Ottoman Bank. This tastefully lit place, fronted by grand arches, serves an alluring range of Greek favourites with a contemporary twist.
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Municipal Ethnographic Museum
The Municipal Ethnographic Museum stands at the Kastro's northern end in the Aslan Pasha Mosque (1619). Local costumes and photographs of old Ioannina are on display, as are tapestries and prayer shawls from the synagogue of Ioannina's once significant Jewish community.
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Es Aei
This favourite haunt of local and foreign gastronomes combines an Ottoman flair with a unique, glass-roofed courtyard dining room. Its inventive dishes include mezedhes made from organic ingredients and Ioannina specials like grilled pork sausages.
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Frontzou Politeia
Find superlative views of the city, lake and mountain opposite at this relaxed café 2km up on Ioannina's western hill. Lean back in its plush, colourful couches and enjoy a cool coffee drink on a warm summer morning, or a mixed one by night.
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Mystagogia
A popular late-night tsipouradiko (place serving tsipouro - sea bream - and light snacks), the studenty Mystagogia has a good selection of nourishing mezedhes and good beef keftedes (meatballs).
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Presveia
True beer lovers, there is hope. Draught Guinness is relatively hard to find in Greece, as are the 100 or so other beers available at this cosy pub popular with students. Oh, and the food is really good too.
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Papasotiriou Bookstore
Serious hikers should first, get the map (Anavasi Mountain Editions; Pindus-Zagori 1:50,000), available for around €8 from local periptera (street kiosks) or at Papasotiriou Bookstore.
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Ananta
With its shadows and a long bar set under an upward-curving, bare stone ceiling, the Ananta smacks of a Franciscan monastery - albeit one powered by rock music and alcohol.
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Folklore Museum
Similar items to those on display at the Municipal Ethnographic Museum, including embroidery and cooking utensils, are on view at the Folklore Museum .
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Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum remained closed for renovations at time of writing. It contains finds from Dodoni, Vitsa and Efira.
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Filistro Café
For a splendid spot of tea or afternoon liqueur, drop in to this classic, vividly painted Kastro café.
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Robinson Expeditions
Robinson Expeditions organises hiking and other outdoor sports in remote areas.
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