A few kilometers outside Metsovo, in the east of the prefecture, is the traditional settlement of Milia, which was part of the ancient Macedonian Tymfaia and was considered one of the most important passages between Epirus and Macedonia.
It is the last village in the prefecture of Ioannina to the east, and is built in a small mountain valley at 1160 meters, on the slopes of northern Pindos.
Milia, or Amerou according to the local Vlach dialect, is a beautiful picturesque village with a long history. It takes “its first steps” during the Roman years, joins the favored armatoliki of Malakassi during the Turkish occupation and becomes a pole of attraction for many refugees and immigrants, but also gives the present to the national adventures of the Asia Minor war and the Albanian Epic. But the era of the ’40s comes and the village mourns several dozen victims. There were three times he was burned by the conquerors. In fact, when the Germans set fire to the village, they placed the women and children in the church of Agios Nikolaos and for a whole week their only food was the oil from the church candles.
Despite the fact that it has not been developed as a tourist destination, it stimulates the visitor’s interest with everything it has. Three cafes, a central butcher shop and a mini market are all it has, but it is noteworthy that there are about 15 workshops of folk art items. And this, because the processing of wood is the main source of income of the locals, who with great passion make what one can imagine. Household items, toys, household items and even jewelry, which with their simplicity surpass in ingenuity even the most expensive jewelry. And art is passed down from generation to generation and so the beech, the black pine, the oak, the robolo and the chestnut, are transformed according to the needs of the world but also according to the imagination of its creators.
In the central square of the village, the huge stuffed bear can confuse the visitor. But her truth will make you love more all these everyday people of the village who placed her there to raise awareness of all. It has been many years since she was found injured by a Miliotis (1992) who unfortunately failed to save her. This is how this glass construction was set up and the bear found a new space to look at people’s daily lives and to “live” between them, reminding them that she once had the right to life. The poem “Cry in Silence” by Georgios Spachos testifies to its entire history.
A few kilometers from the village, on the road to Krania, is the Boulouvaros stream, where its waters, during their passage, carved the solid igneous rocks and thus formed the beautiful waterfall of the area, which is also accessible for swimming, as well as With the money of the region, a path was built through which one can reach it.
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