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Karditsa

Setting out for the Meteora form Athens, one eventually comes to Karditsa, the capital of the homonymous prefecture, built on the banks of a tributary of the Pinios. With its three main squares and lovely Pafsilipo Park, this new town is a model of town planning. It has three museums - the Christian Museum, devoted to religious art, and two exhibiting folk-art. Its name comes from the Greek meaning of the word "heart" (kardia in Greek language).

It is worth taking the trip to N. Plastira, an artificial lake 800 metres above sea level, set amidst the spectacular Agrafa mountains, the unspoiled villages of Mesenikolas, Bezoula, Neohori and Kastania (where rooms can be rented for the night), as well as the summer resort of Neraida which has an inn. In the vicinity of the Megdova (Tavropos) dam, four parks have been created, and the whole region will be developed for tourism.

Other poles of attraction for visitors, are the Smokovo and Kaitsa spas, filia with its sanctuary to Athena Itonia, the Mycenaean beehive tomb (1500 B.C.) outside Georgiko and the many other ancient and Byzantine monuments scattered throughout the prefecture.

The Pafsilipo Park has many huge and old trees. The name "Pafsilipo" comes from the logo combination of two Greek words: "pafsi" that means "pause" and the word "lipi" meaning "sad". There is a long pedestrian street which leads to this park. This street is full of pubs and cafeterias, nd on the streets you can also find the traditional "ouzeri" where can drink ouzo and wine, the two traditional and national Greek drinks.

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