File:Old_port_of_Igoumenitsa.JPG · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Igoumenitsa
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gomenizza
Igoumenitsa () is a coastal town in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Thesprotia.
OverviewAI-generated
Igoumenitsa is a human settlement in Greece, serving as the capital of the Thesprotia Prefecture, Igoumenitsa Municipality, and Thesprotia Regional Unit. Located in the Epirus region, the town has a population of 9,609 according to one source, while another lists it as 9,496. Its native label is Ηγουμενίτσα.
The settlement is situated at an elevation of 22 meters above sea level, with other estimates ranging from 3 to 29 meters. It is connected to European route E55 and falls within the Europe/Athens timezone. The local dialing code is 2665, and the postal code is 461 00. Igoumenitsa is twinned with Sarandë and Velbert.
Synthesized by Vinony from 44 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Weather now
cached 16h ago7-day forecast
via Open-Meteo
Place details
- Locality
- Ηγουμενίτσα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 9,496
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greece place.name
- Igoumenitsa
- Greece place.name_local
- Ηγουμενίτσα
- Greece place.type
- municipality
- Greece place.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Igoumenitsas.png
- Greece place.periph
- Epirus
- Greece place.periphunit
- Thesprotia
- Greece place.pop_municipality
- 25698
- Greece place.area_municipality
- 428.4
- Greece place.pop_municunit
- 18562
- Greece place.area_municunit
- 111.8
- Greece place.pop_community
- 10315
- Greece place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greece place.demonym
- Igoumenitsiote
- Greece place.postal_code
- 461 00
- Greece place.area_code
- 26650
- Greece place.licence
- ΗΝ
- Greece place.website
- www.igoumenitsa.gr
- Greece place.image_skyline
- Old port of Igoumenitsa.JPG
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 9145
- Elevation
- 22
- Capital of
- Thesprotia Regional Unit
- Official website
- www.igoumenitsa.gr
- Image
- Igoumenitsa2.JPG
- Dialing code
- 2665
- Connects with
- European route E55
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Igoumenitsa
- twinned administrative body
- Velbert
- postal code
- 461 00
- native label
- Ηγουμενίτσα
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
Igoumenitsa is a main gateway to Northern Greece, being the arrival port of many ferry services from Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, and Venice in Italy. It's also the starting point of "Egnatia Odos", a modern motorway which ends to the Greek–Turkish border at Kipoi, providing a fast access to Thessaloniki and Istanbul.
With a population of around 25,000 people, Igoumenitsa is a relatively large town, close to some pleasant beaches.
Get around
The actual city mainly spreads 2.5km along the coast from the in the south over the (next to the actual city center) up to the in the north.
Do
Go swimming at , a long bay next to the bay of Igoumenitsa. The beach is all sand and there are multiple bars that offer sunbeds. However the beach is long enough that you can also choose a spot on your own, if you're lucky even with shadow from a tree. It's 7km from the international port terminal and 5km from the northern end of the city. As of August 2022 there is a brand new paved cycling and walking path from the end of the sea side promenade up to the camping at Drepanos beach. It's completely separated from the road (hence safe to use, e.g. with bike sharing). The last 2km next to the beach are without any shadow. There is also a bus (line 2) going to Drepanos beach once per hour (ask camping staff or people working at bars).
A taxi is .
Eat
North of the domestic terminal there are plenty of restaurants and tavernas.
Go next
Ioannina The seaside resort of is just 25 km away. Sarandë in Albania (60km)
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Names
- History
- Municipality
- Transport
- Ports
- Population
- Geography and Climate
- Tourism
- Archaeological Museum
- International relations
- Twin cities
- Consulates/diplomatic missions
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Igoumenitsa () is a coastal town in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Thesprotia.
Igoumenitsa is the chief port of Thesprotia and Epirus, and one of the largest passenger ports of Greece, connecting northwestern Mainland Greece with the Ionian Islands and Italy. The city is built on the easternmost end of the Gulf of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea and primary aspects of the economy are maritime, transport, services, agriculture and tourism. The long A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos), which serves northern Greece, terminates at Igoumenitsa, making it a popular starting point for tourists coming from Europe and ending point for trucks from Turkey.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Igoumenitsa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (20)
On the map
2 mapped locations