THE HOUSE · METSOVO
The house and the courtyard
Four suites, 172 m² in all, in one stone house at ≈1,140 m, 180 m from Metsovo’s main square.
The house in numbers
- suites, one courtyard
- 4
- in all
- 172m²
- guests, the whole house
- 15
- to the main square
- 180m
- altitude at our gate
- ≈1,140m
01 THE FAÇADE
Stone, plaster and timber.
The ground floor is built of dressed stone. Upstairs: white plaster, honey-coloured shutters, a timber balcony and carved eaves.
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Dressed stone, ground floor
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White plaster upstairs
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Honey-coloured shutters
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Carved timber eaves
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Timber balcony
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Stone-paved courtyard
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Roses and cypresses in pots
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The iron gate
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The whole façade
Four suites behind these shutters, and one courtyard in front of them.
02 BEHIND THE KASTRO
A hill that was once a fort.
The house stands right behind the Kastro — the grassy hill that formed over Metsovo’s Ottoman fort (1864–67), which fell into ruin after the liberation of 1912.
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The fort
The Ottomans build a fort in Metsovo, with a mosque inside it. It houses the administration and the garrison.
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Liberation
At 6 in the morning Greek troops, Epirotes and volunteers from Metsovo attack. At 4 in the afternoon the garrison of 205 men raises a white flag inside the fort.
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Still standing
The French linguist Hubert Pernot photographs the fort. It is still standing.
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After
The hill
The fort slowly falls into ruin and is covered with earth. The grassy hill that formed over it is still called “Kastro”.
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Today
The benches of the Kastro
On the main square, with a view the municipality calls “unique”. Right behind the Kastro stands our house.
SOURCES Metsovo timeline (metsovomuseum.gr) · Municipality of Metsovo (dimosmetsovou.gr). The 1912 dates are Old Style, as in every Greek source.
03 THE COURTYARD
Four doors, one courtyard.
Paved in stone, in two patterns, with roses, hydrangeas and cypresses in pots. You come in through an iron gate in the stone wall; stone steps lead down from the lane. The courtyard table is shared by the four suites.
TODAY IN THE COURTYARD Sunday 1 November 10 h 29 min of daylight today
- Now
- Sunrise
- Check-out
- Check-in
- Sunset
We work out when the sun reaches the courtyard from the shape of the mountain, without buildings or trees. Until we have checked it on site, we show only sunrise and sunset.
04 THE NAMES
Why Vlach names
Metsovo has a Vlach name too: Aminciu. Vlach, or Aromanian, is a Romance language descended from Latin; until the early 20th century most women in Metsovo spoke only Vlach, and older residents still speak it on the benches of the square. The suites take their names from its numbers: unã, dauã, trei, patru, that is one, two, three, four. Aromanian has no single official spelling; Duáo is our way of writing dauã, or dao.
On Úna and Pátru the accent marks the stressed syllable; Tréi has only one syllable, so there it’s just decoration.
If you speak Romanian, you’ll recognise them: una, două, trei, patru.
05 WHO REPLIES
A person replies. Not a system.
A person reads every request, and we write back the same day. In winter, before you set off, we also write to you about the road and the chains.
A person replies, the same day.
or call +30 694 690 5096
06 GUESTS WHO STAYED
What guests wrote
«Πεντακαθαρο κατάλυμα. Στο κέντρο του χωριού! Πολυ ζεστό! Ευρύχωρο! Και πάνω από όλα πολύ φιλόξενοι οι ιδιοκτήτες. Σίγουρα θα το προτιμήσουμε παλι!»
Spotless accommodation. In the centre of the village! Very cosy! Spacious! And above all, very welcoming owners. We will definitely choose it again!
«Εξαιρετικός χώρος διαμονής, 5 βήματα από τη πλατεία του Μετσόβου. Σίγουρα θα ξαναέρθουμε!»
An excellent place to stay, five steps from Metsovo’s square. We will definitely come back!
«Εξαιρετική εμπειρία!!! Ένας πραγματικά όμορφος και προσεγμένος χώρος, με καθαρά, άνετα και ζεστά δωμάτια που σε κάνουν να νιώθεις αμέσως σαν στο σπίτι σου. Η φιλοξενία ήταν άψογη, με ευγένεια, διακριτικότητα κ ιδιαίτερη προσοχή σε κάθε λεπτομέρεια.»
An excellent experience!!! A truly beautiful, well-kept place, with clean, comfortable and warm rooms that make you feel at home straight away. The hospitality was flawless, with courtesy, discretion and particular attention to every detail.
Word for word, from guests’ reviews on Google; Google does not verify them. All reviews on Google
07 NO SMALL PRINT
The heating, before you ask.
Every suite is heated. Because it’s the first question every winter, we’ll tell you exactly how the heating works in your suite when we reply to your request.
- None of the suites has a fireplace. We say so now, so that it doesn’t disappoint you there.
- Snow is likely from December to March, though not certain. If it gets here before you do, we’ll write to you about the road and the chains.
08 THE RULES
House rules
- Check-in 15:00–21:00; later if we arrange it beforehand.
- Check-out by 12:00.
- Quiet hours 23:00–08:00.
- No smoking inside the suites.
- No pets.
BOOKING REQUEST
Tell us your dates and how many are coming.
A person, not a system, will reply the same day, with availability, the terms and how to pay. Nothing is charged now.
FROM A DATE TO OUR GATE
- You send your dates, the number of guests and a suite. No charge.
- We reply the same day with availability and the terms.
- Your booking is confirmed by the deposit, paid by payment link, IRIS or bank transfer.
NO CHARGE · NO COMMITMENT