Located 200 meters from the central square of the scenic Monodendri, stone-built Archontiko Zarkada offers rustic-style accommodation with free Wi-Fi and balcony overlooking the village or Vikos Canyon. The traditional restaurant serves local specialities by the fireplace. Featuring wood-carved ceilings, elegant lamps and lace curtains, rooms at the Zarkada have an LCD TV and DVD player, fridge and hydromassage shower or spa bath. Some rooms also include a fireplace. A breakfast buffet including local yogurt and fresh fruit is served in the dining area. Snacks, drinks and local spirits are provided at the bar and when the weather is warm guests can have coffee on the terrace that is surrounded by a lush garden. Free access to a gym is available and there is also a hot tub on site. Staff at the tour desk can arrange hiking and rafting activities the area. Vikos Canyon is 550 meters from the property. The town of Ioannina with Lake Pamvotis is at 23 miles and Ioannina airport is 23 miles away.

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 Archontiko Zarkada 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 Archontiko Zarkada, 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. Archontiko Zarkada is located at Monodendri, Epirus, 44007, 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 Archontiko Zarkada 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.