Zalongo Monument
| place with historical importance
Greece /
Preveza /
Neos Oropys /
World
/ Greece
/ Preveza
/ Neos Oropys
, 6 km from center (Νέος Όρωπός)
World / Greece / Ipeiros
monument, place with historical importance
During the war between the Souliotes and Ali Pasha a group of 22 Souliot women and their children were trapped by Ottoman on 16 December 1803.
In order to avoid capture and enslavement, they threw first their children and then themselves off a steep cliff, committing suicide.
According to tradition they did this while dancing and singing, jumping down one after the other.
This monument commemorates their sacrifice.
In order to avoid capture and enslavement, they threw first their children and then themselves off a steep cliff, committing suicide.
According to tradition they did this while dancing and singing, jumping down one after the other.
This monument commemorates their sacrifice.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_of_Zalongo
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°8'53"N 20°41'1"E
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- Wall of Ancient Amvrakia 27 km
- Dodona 45 km
- Castle Fanari. 101 km
- Tepelena Castle 140 km
- Agia Theodora 229 km
- The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Roca 231 km
- Kaltezes monastery 248 km
- Upper City 274 km
- Monastery of Zalongo 0.1 km
- Cassope 0.9 km
- Kato Myrsini 3.9 km
- Prefecture of Preveza 4.4 km
- Kozyle Monastery 6.6 km
- Artolithia 7.6 km
- Riniasa/Thomokastron 8.1 km
- Lygia port 10 km
- Mt. Thesprotika 17 km
- Peripheral unit of Aetolia-Acarnania 76 km