Ammoudia Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
Ammoudia is a small beautiful village on the northwest coast of Greece in the region of Epirus. The village belongs to the Prefecture of Preveza is placed on the waves of Ionian Sea at the estuaries of Acheron River. It is an appreciable touristic choice as it combines a quiet familiar atmosphere with a variety of activities and sights of a huge mythological, historical and environmental worth.
Based on mythology Ammoudia was the passage to the netherworld as the souls should cross Acheron during their travel to Hades kingdom, the one of the three kingdoms of ancient Greek world. Historically during Ottoman domination took place Splantza’s war where the hero from Mani Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis fought bravely and sacrificed. On the other hand during bondage, German set fire and ruined the village. The habitants abandoned it for about 5 years. Environmentally the village has a huge worth because of the seldom kinds of biota that exist at the edges of Acheron river and greater. The area is a "Natura 2000"-protected area.
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