# Things to see in Ioannina (Greece): 35 places and when to go

> Ioannina is a town in Greece with around 86,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 35 places in and around it, mainly History (15), Architecture (13), Nature (10). The best known are Vikos–Aoös National Park, Ioannina Castle and Mitsikeli. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 47 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 12. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/ioanina/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Greece · 39.6679, 20.8509
- **Population:** About 86,000
- **Places:** 35 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/historia/) (15) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/arquitectura/) (13) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/naturaleza/) (10) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/montana/) (10) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/espiritual/) (3) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/senderismo/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** SKG Thessaloniki, 204 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Tzoumako, at 2,138 m.

## What to see in Ioannina

The places in and around Ioannina, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Vikos–Aoös National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/viewpoint-oxia/): National park in Greece · 28 km
- [Ioannina Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/castle-of-ioannina/): Medieval castle in the city of Ioannina, Greece · 897 m
- [Mitsikeli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/mitsikeli/): Mountain in Ioannina municipality, Greece · 6.8 km
- [Plaka Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/plaka-bridge/): Bridge in Tzoumerka National Park, Greece · 28 km
- [Archaeological Museum of Ioannina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/archaeological-museum-of-ioannina/): Museum in Greece · 457 m
- [Kaplaneios School](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/kaplaneios-school/): Former school in Ioannina city, Greece · 281 m
- [Kipina Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/kipina-monastery/): Monastery in Tzoumerka, Ioannina, Greece · 26 km
- [Papastathis Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/papastathi-bridge/): Bridge in Epirus, Greece · 16 km
- [Pavlos Vrellis Greek History Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/vrellis-greek-history-museum/): Wax museum in Bizani · 13 km
- [Flampouro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/flampouro/): Summit · 23 km
- [Vella monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/monastery-genniseos-theotokou-vellas/): Monastery in Pogoni Municipality, Greece · 30 km
- [Theogefyro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/ruins-of-theogefyro/): Collapsed natural bridge and archaeological site in Epirus, Greece · 23 km
- [Kokkoris bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/bridge-of-noutsos-or-kokkoris/): Bridge in Zagori Municipality, Greece · 23 km
- [Kalogeriko Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/bridge-of-plakida-or-kalogeriko/): Bridge in Zagori Municipality, Greece · 22 km
- [Koziakos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/kozakos/): Mountain in Zagori municipality, Greece · 25 km
- [Cave of Perama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/perama/): Cave in Ioannina, Greece · 3.1 km
- [Priza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/priza/): Mountain in North Tzoumerka municipality, Greece · 21 km
- [Soutista](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/soutista/): Mountain in Zitsa municipality, Greece · 27 km
- [Tzoumako](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/tsioumako/): Mountain in Zagori municipality, Greece · 30 km
- [Tsipiani Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/tsipianis/): Stone bridge near Ampelos, Zagori, Greece · 15 km
- [Tsouka Tzina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/tsouka-tzina/): Mountain of Pindos range in Epirus, Greece · 28 km
- [Vritzacha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/vritzacha/): Mountain in Souli municipality, Greece · 29 km
- [Plaka Bailey bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/bailey-bridge-of-plaka/): Former road bridge in Plaka, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece · 28 km
- [Petsioni’s Stone Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/bridge-of-petsioni/): Bridge in Greece · 22 km

And the other 11, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Bridge of Mylos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/bridge-to-mill/), [Kamper Aga's Stone Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/kamper-aga-bridge/), [Politsa bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/politsa-bridge/), [Lazaridi-Kontodimou bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/puente-de-lazaridis-o-kontodimu/), [Misios Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/puente-de-misios/), [Bridge of Vrosina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/vrosina-bridge/)
- **Food and drink**: [Glinavos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/glinavos/)
- **Mountains**: [Mitsikeli Mountain Hut «Apostolos Vertodoulos»](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/mitsikeli-mountain-hut-apostolos-vertodoulos/), [Mountain refuge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/mountain-refuge/)
- **Hiking**: [National walking route O1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/national-walking-route-o1/)
- **Temples**: [Vyliza Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/vilizas-monastery/)

## When to go to Ioannina

The best time to visit Ioannina is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 29 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 30 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 41 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 03 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 11 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 47 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 33 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 34 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 56 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 46 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 12 |

In June there are 14 h 47 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 12. In September, 35 of the 35 places are at their best.

When to go to Greece in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Ioannina

The nearest main airport is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG, Thessaloniki), 204 km as the crow flies. How to get around Greece (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.6679%2C20.8509)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.6679%2C20.8509)

## Other towns nearby

- [Kalampaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/kalampaka/): 18 places · 67 km
- [Corfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/corfu/): 46 places · 80 km
- [Agrinio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/agrinio/): 6 places · 126 km
- [Larissa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/larisa/): 11 places · 135 km
- [Katerini, Greece](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/katerini/): 37 places · 156 km
- [Lamia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/lamia/): 13 places · 161 km

And all of Greece, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Ioannina?

The best known: [Vikos–Aoös National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/viewpoint-oxia/), [Ioannina Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/castle-of-ioannina/), [Mitsikeli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/mitsikeli/), [Plaka Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/plaka-bridge/), [Archaeological Museum of Ioannina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/archaeological-museum-of-ioannina/). In all, 35 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Ioannina?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 47 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 12.

### How do you get to Ioannina?

The nearest main airport is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG), 204 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.6679%2C20.8509) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Ioannina as the destination and these 35 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).