Travel Reference
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uprisings against the Turks. Its students included Bishop Germanos of Patra and Patri-
arch Gregory V, who was hanged by the Turks in retaliation for the massacre in Tripoli.
The village also had a number of gunpowder factories and a branch of the secret Filiki
Eteria (Friendly Society), where Greeks met to discuss the revolution.
Sights
Open-Air Water Power Museum
MUSEUM
( 27950 31630;
www.piop.gr
;
adult €3; 10am-6pm Wed-Mon Mar-Oct, to 5pm Wed-Mon Nov-
Feb)
It may sound of marginal interest but this excellent little museum offers an illuminat-
ing insight into the region's pre-industrial past. It occupies the old Agios Yiannis mill
complex, 1.5km south of town (signposted), where a spring-fed stream once supplied
power for a succession of mills spread down the hillside.
Sleeping & Eating
Amanites
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
( 27950 31090;
www.amanites.gr
;
r €80-100, weekends €120; )
This lovely place, a
converted historic home, has seven elegant rooms with heavy drapes and tasteful fabrics.
Four rooms have front-facing balconies, others a kitchenette. Delightful English-speak-
ing owner. Prices are considerably lower outside high season (winter).
Tsiapa Rooms to Rent
PENSION $$$
( 27950 31583;
www.xenonastsiapas.gr
; d €60; )
These simple but so-clean-you-could-
eat-off-the-floor rooms also boast fridges and hotplates. The communal living room has a
fireplace - perfect for a cold evening.
There is little to distinguish the village tavernas - all serve reasonable fare, such as roost-
er in red wine and
fasoladha
(bean soup).
Getting There & Away
There are one to two buses each weekday from Tripoli to Dimitsana (€5, 1½ hours) and
one each weekday from Dimitsana to Tripoli. A taxi to Stemnitsa costs €10, to Monas-
tery of Filosofos €15, and to Ancient Gortys €25.
