Location
Ligkiades The Martyric Village
Ligkiades is one of Zagorochoria located on the southern slope of Mount Mitsikeli and is built at an altitude of 940 meters. It is the closest to Ioannina Zagorochori and specifically to the East. The village is very close to the city of Ioannina since it is only 13 km from it.
From Ligkiades you can see the enchanting Ioannina and Lake Pamvotida with its islet, through a highly impressive panoramic view that will enchant you. The ideal time to visit it is at sunset, to watch the sun paint the entire scenery in its warmest colors.
The perfect panoramic view, both of the lake and the entire city of Ioannina.
Historical Events
The martyric village of Ligkiades during the Second World War was completely destroyed and rebuilt a few years later in the same place.
On October 3, 1943, six trucks with German commandos of the "Edelweiss" division invaded the village of Ligkiades in Ioannina and committed a horrible crime. They set fire to the houses of the village, killed and burned those inhabitants who had not escaped. The Nazis did not discriminate. They killed women, small children and infants indiscriminately. Of the 82 victims of the Ligkiades holocaust, 34 were children and babies, 37 were women and 11 were elderly.
