Peta

Peta is a town and municipal unit, the seat of the municipality of Nikolaos Skoufas, northeast of Arta and east of Preveza. The Arachthos river and its reservoir lie to the northwest. In 2021 the municipal unit had 4,604 inhabitants, the community 4,006 and the town itself 1,443.

The Battle of Peta

In 1822, during the Greek War of Independence, Philhellenes from many countries, who had previously been hostile to each other, fought here under the same flag. A memorial to the battle stands on a cliff.

The church

The church of Saint George was built in 1850 and is a protected monument.

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