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CULTURE · SUMMER

Agia Paraskevi, Metsovo's feast day

  • 3 min on foot
  • Jul
  • the eve and the day, 25–26 July
The church of Agia Paraskevi, with its arcade and stone bell tower, on the main square of Metsovo, children playing football.
Agia Paraskevi, the church on the square

Photo: Мико · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

HOW FAR
3 minOn foot · 180 m
TIME NEEDED
the eve and the day, 25–26 July
BEST MONTHS
Jul
WHERE
The square and Agia Paraskevi

Metsovo's patron saint is celebrated on 26 July. On the eve (at 20:30 in 2025) her icon is carried through the main streets by priests, horsemen and villagers, and the village hangs out its woven textiles. On the day, after the liturgy, come the patinada procession, the 'kavalaris' horseman ritual and dances in Metsovo costume.

WHO IT SUITS

  • anyone who wants to see the village in costume
  • families and groups

PRACTICAL

Villages nearby hold their own feasts the same days: Anilio (24–25 July in 2025) and Anthochori (25–26 July). On the morning of the 26th the main road is closed for a few hours (09:30–11:30 in 2024). The programme is announced a few days ahead.

Official website · dimosmetsovou.gr

The stone bell tower of Agia Paraskevi in Metsovo with its clock, seen from below.
The stone bell tower of Agia Paraskevi

Photo: Mnkta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A Metsovo bridal costume with a red apron and gold embroidery, on display at the Benaki Museum.
Metsovo bridal costume (Benaki Museum)

Photo: Francesco Bini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

SOURCES

Checked on 25 October 2026.

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Tip: Open daily 10:00–16:00, last tour at 15:00.

How far
14 min on foot
Time needed:
1 hour; the tour lasts 30 minutes

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

A grill house with a timber oriel and outdoor tables under a vine on Metsovo's square.

3 minOn foot

Photo: Mixalis08 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The Metsovo table

Metsovo cooking rests on pies, 'the triumph of Vlach cooking' as Wace and Thompson wrote in 1914, with leek pie counted as the Metsovo pie, and on roast meat.

Tip: We do not list taverns we have not checked; when you arrive, the hostess will tell you where we eat.

How far
3 min on foot
Time needed:
an evening

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

A round of smoked Metsovone cheese with a wedge cut out, showing its brown smoked rind.

15 minOn foot

Photo: C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

FOOD & WINEALL YEAR

Metsovone from the Foundation's dairy

Metsovone is a smoked, semi-hard pasta filata cheese, a protected designation of origin since 1996, aged at least 3 months.

Tip: Shop phone +30 26560 42765 (travel.gr, 2023); no opening hours are published, so ask us.

How far
15 min on foot
Time needed:
30 minutes

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December