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Agrinio
285km from Athens
Located in the
Etoloakarnania prefecture, Agrinio is an important
tobacco-producing center with good facilities for tourists.
The archaeological museum, the Papastratios Municipal
Library and the grove of Agios christoforos on the hillside
with a panoramic view, are some of the sites worth seeing in
town.
Agrinio is the biggest
town in Sterea Ellada and took its name from the patron of
Aitolon, Agrio Apollona, otherwise known as the son of queen
Porthaona, Agrio. Known as "Vrahori" during the Turkish
occupation, it later reverted back to Agrinio.
The town
is well known all over the world for its main source of
wealth, tobacco, which is considered to be the best in the
world, raising Agrinio to prominence as the richest town in
the prefecture of Aetoloakarnanias.
Agrinio
was from old a commercial center, a fact that seems to have
come out of the ancient agora, which was recovered during
excavations. A walk of 3 km, close to Diamanteika still
shows signs of the town in the classical period, The town
has many attractions. A walk and a coffee in the public park
is just what is needed before going to see the folklore
museum, a beautiful neoclassical building, with its exhibits
of fine handicrafts and tools and the local garments which
are of course related to the life of the tobacco farmer.
Important exhibits, from
the Neolithic period up to the Roman, are to be found at the
archaeological museum, while next door is the Papasratios
Library and the fine sculpture gallery of "Christou Kapralou".
Near to the town is the Church of the Holy Trinity of
Mavrika and at Zapandi the Church of the Assumption of the
Virgin Mary, which bewitches the visitor with their splendid
Byzantine style.
For
lovers of parachuting, the ideal place is at Neromana, with
its sycamores and charming gargling waters, while a little
further out you will meet the national runway of the Agrinio
air club, where the parachutists take off. The road to
Pantanermo offers a coastal walk by the enduring sycamores
and food at its wonderful traditional taverns on the biggest
lake of Greece, at Trichonis. Other wonderful locations are
the ravine of Kleistouras, known for the monastery of St.
Eleousas, the man-made dam of Kremaston and Kastrakiou.
If you
the want to enjoy the town again, you have nothing to lose.
Modern while remaining traditional, due to its neoclassical
buildings, Agrinio attracts many visitors as it caters for
all tastes.
Water,
Lakes, archaeological sites, walks in the aetoloakarnanikian
nature, all together make historic Agrinion a base of
operations and you need to spend some time there to
appreciate it.
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