Family-run Guesthouse Astraka is a 19th-century, stone building in the scenic Papigo village. It offers traditionally decorated rooms with a decorative fireplace and views to Mount Astraka. Free Wi-Fi is available in all areas.Featuring traditional furnishings, local fabrics and rugs and wooden ceilings, rooms at the Astraka Guesthouse I have a TV. Each includes a private bathroom with toiletries.Breakfast is served in the dining room with the big fireplace. The owners also run a tavern serving local recipes such as pies and soups within 100 yards from the property.The village square with old mansions, taverns and shops is within a 5-minute walk. The scenic village of Aristi is 6.8 miles away and Ioannina with the famous Lake Pamvotis is at 37.3 miles. Staff at the tour desk can arrange car rental and offer information on excursions to Vikos Gorge.

Epirus. On the sandy shores of the endless Epirot coastline in Western Greece, from Preveza to Parga you will discover a secret paradise on earth. Visiting Astraka Guesthouse I you will experience the vision of harmony and balance, an ode to timeless beauty that unravels the cares of the soul. During your stay in Astraka Guesthouse I, take every opportunity to discover the wonderful Epirot unspoilt villages, which have been called ‘poetry in stone’ because of their exceptional architecture, like those in the Zagoria district, Metsovo, and Syrrako or Kalarrytes in the Tzoumerka range. Astraka Guesthouse I is located at Papigo, Epirus, 44004, Greece and this is certainly an ideal location to explore Epirus, the most mountainous region in Greece, which is instead blessed with a lush and soaring landscape reminiscent of Scotland at its finest, mountain villages to rival (whisper it) the best of Provence, and that gloriously unspoilt Ionian Sea coastline. Come and be our guest at Astraka Guesthouse I and discover a densely forested landscape (home to brown bears, wolves and jackals), lonely clifftop monasteries, soul-stirring mountain vistas, low-key seaside resorts and skies patrolled by birds of prey including golden eagles. It’s easy to see why the Greeks have been keeping Epirus a secret from the world for so long.