RESTAURANT
"O Gero-Smolikas"
since 1930 (3rd generation)
AVELLAS A.THEODOROS
Samarina of Grevena
tel.fax: 2462 0 95278, mobile: 6977 466474
Web Site: www.fora.gr/avellas
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The hostel  offers 7 rooms, two-beds  with  traditional furnishing and decoration.

Ο Λάκης
                    Αβέλλας με τη μητέρα του ΣτέλλαIn the restaurant-rotiserie of the hostel , you will have the chance to taste true traditional cooking from local cooks. Try homemade pies made from pure ingredients, stuffed cabbage leaves, frumenty and homemade noodles.



το τζάκιThe rotiserie serves magnificent  kabob and beef on the spit, roasted on coals, with all their flavour. We guarantee for the most high quality of our meat..

MAP < Grevena - Samarina
Theodor Avellas, of the known historical family of Samarina, is the owner of the multi-operation “O Gero-Smolikas”.

Here but also at the super market of the family in Samarina, you will find a variety of local quality cheese products . It's worth to mention that our restaurant,works at a steady base, with full kitchen and staff.

scooters for snow

Ο Λάκης Αβέλλας
                  με ένα από τα μηχανοκίνητα έλκηθρα που νοικιάζειFor the lovers of walks on the snow, we rent scooters (motors-sledges) at very low prices
    Το πεύκο στο Ιερό
                    της Μεγάλης ΠαναγιάςExcursions
  • The canyon of Valia Kirna
  • The Great Virgin Mary with the pine tree at the Sanctum(The  legend says that it  grew when Greece was freed from the Turks )
  • The hanging Water
  • The Dragonlake at Smolikas
  • The beautiful upland "TA MOTSELIA"
  • The settlement ''XELIMODI'' - the area of Xelimodi was appended to Samarina at the end of the 18th sentury, after the bulgarian settlement was routed out of there.
    Fairs
    The bumpkins of Samarina are still giving a special cultural identity to the area.Wherever they are they come here every 15th of August to express their consistency through  dance and revelry at the biggest festival of the village.
  • At August the 16th, the day after the celebration,the entire village assembles in the big yard of the village's church for the famous dance "Tsatso".
  • At June the 23rd and 24rd,there is the festival of saint John of Kleidonas.
  • At September the 8th and 9th,is the festival of Little VIrgin Mary celebrated.
  • At October the 28th every year is the Traditional Parade taking place, something unique throughout Greece.
It's worth mentioned that the bumpkins 
of Pindos have always been christians having a deap-rooted greek concience,while at the same time they speek both greek and an idiomatic latin language.
Το
          κρεμαστό ΝερόΤο πεύκο
          στο Ιερό της Μεγάλης ΠαναγιάςΜεγάλη Παναγία με το πεύκο στο ΙερόSamarina, the biggestand most famousbumpkins-village,not only of the prefecture of Grevena but also of entire Greece,is the settlement which lies higher than any else in our country,at a height of 1450m.,under the highest peak of Pindos, which is Smolikas with an altimeter of 2637m.
Samarina has known her vigorousness at the end of the 18th sentury and during the 19th.The largest village in population at the end of the 19th s.(it mumbered 3.200 inhabitants).It's economical flourishing was based on several activities,but mostly on cattle-rearing, small industries,trade and arts. The main economy source was cattle-rearing (the Samarinians were counting  80.000 sheep and goats and now 50.000) as also wood industry(Valia Kirna ,the valley of the Demons,was in the past a source of water energy  as there were five water-saws functioning necessary for the carpenters of those times).
The Samarinians hagiograpers of movable paintings,were giving wondrous works of art not only to the round area but to whole Greece too.
Smolikas, a mountain endued with natural resources, which has recently been subsumed to the European Programm "NATURA 2000".
RESTAURANT
"O Gero-Smolikas"
since 1930 (3rd generation)
AVELLAS A.THEODOROS
Samarina of Grevena
ROOMS TO RENT
tel.fax: 2462 0 95278, mobile: 6977 466474
Web Site: www.fora.gr/avellas
ROOMS TO RENT - RESTAURANT - ROTISERIE - SUPER MARKET
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