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A weekend in Dimitsana
One day for Dimitsana itself and one day for a carefully chosen excursion or hike.
Spend the first day in Dimitsana: historic centre, Library, Clock Tower and Open-Air Water Power Museum, without compressing everything into a few hours. On the second day choose between nearby Zatouna and the Mikis Theodorakis Museum, the moderate 4.2 km Dimitsana–Zygovisti trail, or the difficult 12.5 km Stemnitsa–Dimitsana trail.
Route outline
Route outline
Day 2 presents alternatives. Do not attempt to combine Zatouna and both Menalon Trail sections into one itinerary.
- D1Day 1: historic village
- D1Day 1: Open-Air Water Power Museum
- D2ADay 2 option A: Zatouna and the Mikis Theodorakis Museum
- D2BDay 2 option B: Dimitsana–Zygovisti
- D2CDay 2 option C: Stemnitsa–Dimitsana
Stops
Stops
Day 1: historic village
Give the village time of its own: Clock Tower, Public Historical Library, Agia Kyriaki and the stone lanes of the historic centre.
Day 1: Open-Air Water Power Museum
Continue to the museum at Kefalari Ai-Yianni and allow enough time for the fulling mill, flourmill, tannery and gunpowder-mill mechanism.
Day 2 option A: Zatouna and the Mikis Theodorakis Museum
Visit nearby Zatouna and the museum dedicated to Mikis Theodorakis, whose life and work are presented together with the years he spent in exile in Zatouna in 1968–1969.
Day 2 option B: Dimitsana–Zygovisti
The official Menalon Trail section is 4.2 km, about 2 hours and difficulty 2/5 (moderate). It climbs from Dimitsana towards the edge of the fir forest and passes Agia Paraskevi.
Day 2 option C: Stemnitsa–Dimitsana
For experienced hikers, the official Stemnitsa–Dimitsana section is 12.5 km, about 5 hours and difficulty 4/5. It passes Prodromos and the Philosophou monasteries before reaching Dimitsana.
Before you go
Before you go
Check opening and access information for the Library, Water Power Museum and Mikis Theodorakis Museum. For either Menalon Trail option, check weather and trail conditions and use trekking shoes.