Arta, Greece Attractions
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Árta, chief town of a nomos (district) in Epirus, lies on the left bank of the river Árakhthos, on the site of ancient Ambrakia, which gave its name to the almost completely land-locked Ambracian Gulf on the Ionian Sea.
Founded in the seventh century B.C. by settlers from Corinth, Ambrakia became in 297 B.C. the capital of the Molossian king Pyrrhos of Epirus. In 31 B.C. the population of the town was transferred to the newly founded city of Nikopolis. In the A.D. 13th century the town, now known as Árta, became capital of the Despotate of Epirus, the rulers of which were related to the Imperial house of the Angeloi and for a time, during the Frankish occupation of Constantinople, themselves bore the title of emperor.
Founded in the seventh century B.C. by settlers from Corinth, Ambrakia became in 297 B.C. the capital of the Molossian king Pyrrhos of Epirus. In 31 B.C. the population of the town was transferred to the newly founded city of Nikopolis. In the A.D. 13th century the town, now known as Árta, became capital of the Despotate of Epirus, the rulers of which were related to the Imperial house of the Angeloi and for a time, during the Frankish occupation of Constantinople, themselves bore the title of emperor.
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Panayía Parigorítissa
The Panayía Parigorítissa, dating from the late 13th C, was built by Despot Nikifóros and is noted for its 24 m high dome.
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