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has Ioannina's best quality and prices. Creations run from earrings and necklaces (€15) to
elaborate silver dining sets (€2000). Even if you don't like jewellery, you probably know
someone who does, and with global silver prices rising this is a canny investment.
Information
Plateia Pyrrou and Averof have banks and ATMs.
EOS
(Greek Alpine Club;
26510 22138; Smyrnis 15;
7-9pm Mon-Fri)
EOT
(Greek National Tourist Organisation; 26510 41142; Dodonis 39; 7.30am-2.30pm Mon-
Fri)
General info and hiking updates for the Zagorohoria and Vikos Gorge.
Post Office
Post offices are on Georgiou Papandreou and 28 Oktovriou 3.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Aegean Airlines
(
26510 64444)
serves Athens. The airport is 5km northwest of town.
BUS
Ioannina Bus Station
(KTEL Ioanninon; 26510 25014;
www.ktelioannina.gr
;
Georgiou
Papandreou 45)
serves Athens (€39, 6½ hours, nine daily), Konitsa (€6.20, 1¼ hours, sev-
en daily), Thessaloniki (€32, 3½ hours, six daily) and Metsovo (€5.80, one hour, four
daily). Summer buses sometimes serve Parga (€12, 1½ hours), otherwise, go via Igou-
menitsa (€9.80, 1¼ hours, eight daily) or Preveza (€10.40, two hours, six daily). Buses
also serve Dodoni (€2, 20 minutes). Zagorohoria buses are irregular, so check.
Buses from Ioannina serve Albanian border-post Kakavia (€6, one hour, nine daily).
Getting Around
For the airport (5km northwest, on the Perama road) take Bus 7 from the clock tower
(every 20 minutes).
Budget Rent a Car
( 26510 43901; Dodonis 109)
and
Auto Union
Car Rental
( 25610 67751; Dodonis 66)
are at the airport.
Taxis
( 26510 46777)
wait near Plateia Pyrrou and the lake.
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