Ano Pedina included in Zagoria or Zagorohoria located in Ioannina, which constitute one of the most famous winter destinations in Greece. During your stay in Zagorohoria you will find many types of accommodations in Zagoria, as guesthouses, hotels, rooms with fireplaces, suites, apartments, houses and other accommodation in Zagoria.
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Ano Pedina (Upper Soudena) is one of the oldest Zagorohoria villages. It is located 35 kilometers north of Ioannina City and at an altitude of 900 meters. The name probably Soudena is Slavic and means "cool place", possibly because of the cold airstreams coming from the five hills' slope to the village Ano Pedina that is allocated among the hills.
The first historical reference to the village is the Chrysovolo (order) in the year of 1362 of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos. The upper village area called Machalas has its center in the church of Virgin Mary. Around 1670 was created Under Machalas which is centered in the area of church Metamorphosis. During the late Ottoman Empire the village has the best period as all Zagorohoria villages, because of the autonomy and the famous travel baths of Zagori. The Soudeniotes inhibitants traveled mainly in Wlachia, Istanbul, Minor Asia and Egypt.
Moreover Soudena had developed a high spiritual growth, which shows the dozens of floors at the perimeter of the settlement.