Kalogeriko Bridge's Past
A new stone bridge was erected, aptly named Kalogeriko, meaning "the monk's bridge". However, it was later renamed Plakidas after Alexis Plakidas, who diligently repaired it in 1863.
Mar 6, 2024
Nov 18, 2020 · The monk (Kalogeros, in Greek) donated 20,000 grosis, a very significant amount for the time, and that is why the bridge was named Kalogeriko.
Nov 18, 2020 · The monk (Kalogeros, in Greek) donated 20,000 grosis, a very significant amount for the time, and that is why the bridge was named Kalogeriko.
Not far from the villages lies a three arched stone bridge, of the 18th century (illustration). The bridge is also a unique tourist attraction of today, on the ...
Kalogeriko (monk's) bridge is one of the many stone bridges in Zagori (Epirus-Greece) and probably the most known and photographed.
The Plakidas, also known as Kalogeriko Bridge, is one of Zagori's most notable bridges. It is situated close to Kipi. It was originally built as a wooden bridge ...
It is a three-arch stone bridge on the river of Voidomatis, tributary of Aoos river, near the villages of Kipoi and Koukouli in the Central Zagori.
Triple Arched or Triple Humped-Back Bridge of Plakidas or Kalogeriko (1814) aka The Monk's Bridge near Kipi Village crosses the Vikakis Gorge central Zagori ...
Oct 14, 2014 · Plakidas' or Kalogeriko triple arched bridge. Once it was wooden, but it was changed to a stone bridge in 1814 by a monk (Kalogeros) named ...
This is the Kalogeriko bridge, also known as "Plakidas" bridge, one of the most beautiful stone arched bridges in Zagori region (Ioannina, Epirus, Greece).