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| Sagiada | ||
| region | Epirus | |
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| Residents | 594 (2011) | |
| height | 5 m | |
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Sagiada (Σαγιάδα) is a seaside resort, a former fishing village, in the north of the Thesprotien regional district in the west Epirus.
background
The former independent fishing village Sagiada was added to the parish in 1997 Filiates incorporated and now forms a municipality that, together with the formerly independent villages Asprokklisi, Smertos, Ragio and Kestrini, forms the fertile delta of the Kalamas (or Thiamis) includes.
The place lived from fishing and fish farming (in the north, towards the Albanian border), mandarins and oranges grow in the river delta of the Kalamas, which branches off into the Adriatic Sea, and cattle are raised.
The place with Byzantine roots was taken over by the Venetians from Corfu from as a port on the Greek mainland conquered and expanded. Soon the despot of Ioannina tried to bring the port under control, the Venetians took possession of the place again and fought fierce battles with the Turkish Ottomans in the Turkish-Venetian War (1463/79), the place got new masters several times. In 1479 the place finally came under Ottoman rule, the Venetian bastion was razed. Under Ottoman rule, the place retained some importance as a western Greek port (traffic with Corfu), through which the exchange of goods Ioannina, Trikala and Larisa took place. After the end of the Venetian - Turkish war with the Peace of Passarowitz, the Venetians briefly took over power again until Ali Pascha took over the place for the Ottomans resp. secured his empire around Ioannina.
In 1823 the place was badly hit by an earthquake, the church of Agios Georgios was restored in 1833, until the place was then practically completely destroyed in another earthquake in 1872.
In 1950, the first houses of the new Sagiada were built near the beach and the harbor basin and the drainage of the Kalamas Delta enabled citrus fruit cultivation.
getting there
By plane
The nearest international airport is that of Thessaloniki, the airport of the closer Ioannina is only served by lines within Greece.
By train
The region of northern Epirus is not connected to the Greek railway network.
By bus
In the street
With the coastal road EO19 is the place with Igoumenitsa connected, 5 km further north is the Border crossing Qafë Botë - Sagiada to Albania.
The EO18 leads into the hinterland to the town Filiates.
By boat
There is no passenger ferry service to Sagiada. In the harbour Marina of Sagiada can moor private yachts.
mobility
A motor vehicle is almost a prerequisite to get to the beaches outside the village.
Tourist Attractions
Sagiada
- the place 1 Sagiada with a few shops, a pharmacy and taverns
- the new marina was built around the natural harbor 2 Marina of Sagiada built.
- the ruins of 3 Old Sagiada to the Agios Giorgios Church are on the mountain flank above the modern town.
- on the hill of 4 Mastilitsa in the Kalamas delta there were remains of a settlement that had existed until the Hellenistic period. A rectangular building probably had a religious character.
- about the Kalamas - Delta informs a visitor center, access via a junction between the village and the port
Ragio
- the place Ragio (Ράγιο) is on the road towards Igoumenitsa, a little north of the place the Kalama (or Thiamis) is on the 5 Kalamas damDam wall crossed.
- the 6 Ragio Monastery (Ιεά Μονή Ραγίου)
- the archeological site of Ragio7 Ragio Tower is near the Thiamis Estuary. In antiquity, a fortress rose on the elevation above the Thiamis Delta, a two-story tower building ("Tower of Ragio") was erected here in Ottoman times, and in 2001 the residence of the Aga was restored.
activities
- Swimming at the 1 Sagiada Beach (Παραλία Κεραμίδι), here the water quality is significantly better than in the port city Igoumenitsa, Pebble beach, some shade trees, showers / changing rooms, beach bar, rental of parasols / loungers.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Camping Filiates - Sagiada, the Campsite Filiates - Sagiada is a free camping site directly on the beach with minimal infrastructure, which is operated by the municipality of Filiates; possibly also suitable for those arriving by ferry via Igoumenitsa outside the high season. Showers and beach bar in the nearby beach of Sagiada.
health
- There is a pharmacy in the village
- in filiates that lies 1 Filiates Hospital (Γενικο Νοσοκόμειο Φιλατών), which provides basic medical care in the Thesprotien region (also the nearest hospital in the vicinity of Igoumenitsa).
