Monastiri, Ioannina

Monastiri (Greek, Modern: Μοναστήρι, older form: -on) is a settlement in the Ioannina Prefecture in Epirus, Greece, situated in to slopes of Smolikas. It is in the municipality of Konitsa. Its 2001 population was 53. The GR-20 (Ioannina - Konitsa - Kozani), the old road is approximately 6 km west.

Nearest places

 * Molista, north

Population
Its population has several inhabitants mainly elder, the summer population rises.

About the village
Situated at the elevation of 950 m in the western slopes of the second tallest mountain in Greece, Smolikas and bottom of Kleftis (Κλέφτης) hill. Its older name was Botsifari (Μποτσιφάρι), older form: Konitsa is about 15 km northeast on a paved road, it has a neighboring village with mahalades is Molista (Messaria) and Gannadio. It has a view of Grammos and the Albanian mountains. Far from the villages, an easier access in Pyrrogianni (Mastorohori), Agia Paraskevi (Kerassovo), Fourka and Samarina. It has ability in which has access to Grammo and can reach as far as Aitomilitsa. The village residents were builders along with, the famous rock builders and traders in which they made it as revolutionary leaders as far as Wallachia in modern Romania, Egypt and abroad. With agricultural needs, it employees mainly the women's population.

History
After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt. Once a village of around 200 to 300, its population loss begna when emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1981 through to 1991, the population has been declining slowly but lost by half between 1991 and 2001. Agrambela became connected with asphalt in the 1980s and the 1990s. more pavement was available in recent years. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In the late-1990s, the ex-community (now a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Konitsa.

Natural environment
The village has an abundant number of forests and groves. The running waters are drinkable other plannly less due to slate rocks and many coniferous trees. It also has a few churches. Attractions include the and rock made springs. The surrounding forested area offers a view for mountainos adventures as well as climbing, hiking, biking, etc. Lower than the village is the Sarantaporos which empties into the Aoos a few kilometres west and enters Albania. The trail which connets Konitsa onwards to Eptahori and into Pentalofos (Kozani) has characterizes as a "ideal natural trail" and are one of the best mountain trails in Greece and not only. The trail is a part of the Trail 3 and the European Trail E3.