History · Day trip
Zalongo and the Souliot women
The monument and monastery of Zalongo, with the “Dance of Zalongo” of the Souliot women.
- Location
- Former municipality of Zalongo, Preveza
- Area
- 137.6 km²
- Residents
- 3,986 (2021)
- Nearby
- Ancient Cassope
Zalongo is a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, today a municipal unit of the Preveza municipality, with its seat in Kanali. It covers 137.6 km² and had 3,986 residents in 2021.
The Dance of Zalongo
Nearby stands the 18th-century Zalongo Monastery, linked to the “Dance of Zalongo”, the mass suicide of a group of Souliot women. The Wikipedia page gives no date or other details about the monument.
Ancient Cassope
The ruins of ancient Cassope lie near the village of Kamarina.
