Autumn Escapes: Discover the Timeless Charm of Ioannina

Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina

Tel. (+30) 26510.263.56, Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 & Sat-Sun: 9:00-3:00, admission €2

Byzantine Museum of Ioannina

Tel. (+30) 26510.259.89, daily except Tue 8:30-8:00, admission €6

Where to eat

Ioannina is a foodie’s dream, with its tsipouro taverns, high-quality local meats, and syrupy pastries. Thamon (63 Averof, Tel. (+30) 26510.835.00) offers modern, creative cuisine made with local ingredients. The menu changes depending on the season and available ingredients.

To Magazaki Pou Legame (44 Ethnikis Antistaseos, Tel. (+30) 694.818.7769) is worth a visit for its inspired dishes made with ingredients from small-scale Greek producers, while The Log (1 Stratarchi Papagou Alexandrou, Tel. (+30) 26510.651.11) offers an authentic steakhouse experience, with options ranging from T-bone and ribeye to kontosouvli (spit-roasted meat) and burgers.

Metsovitiki Folia (101 Averof, Tel. (+30) 26510.220.33) is famous for its kontosouvli, which comes in four variations: lamb, chicken, beef, and pork.

For ice cream, head to Smeralda (6 Aghion Saranta, Tel. (+30) 26510.663.95).

Try the bougatsa at Select (2 Averof, Tel. (+30) 26510.710.73), and stop at Nousias (1 Konstaninou Karamanli, Tel. (+30) 26510.248.92 and three other locations within the city) for baklava.