Beyond the natural beauty, the village of Ammoudia, but also the wider region offer rich cultural tradition so much from the space of the history, what from the space of mythology. In near distance, the visitor can admire monuments of enormous cultural value, that testify so much the tradition of the place, the customs and the attitude of life of Greeks in the passage of the time, the intellectual ideal in combination with their fighting spirit. This cultural heritage is extended by the tradition of the myths and mainly the need of ancient world to be informed for the that are going to happen to the future, up to the heroic fights of newer world for the maintenance of values and the achievement of freedom. Thus through the monuments of the region we can see the ancient Greeks rolling up to clairvoyance and fighting the ignorance and the fear for the things that are going to happen and also the newest to fight in favour faith and homeland.
Nekromanteio
The ancient Nekromanteio of Efyra, is found in the village Mesopotamos and abstains 3 kilometres from the beach Ammoudia. Was the unique nekromanteio of the ancient Greece, fortified like a fortress, dark and liquid causing the awe of the tradition. The visitors came from the cape Heimerio, which is found in northern utmost the Ammoudia with a view to communicate with the souls of their loved persons, with the help of priests. Took place offers and the priests as mediators goes up the idols of souls (what were like shadows), with iron wheels from the down room. In the end the visitors left from other expense in order to they do not come in contact with the next visitors and is maintained the secrecy.
Nikopolis
Nikopol abstains roughly 40 km from the Ammoudia, just a little outside from Preveza. The city was founded by the Oktavianos Augoust, the 31 before Christ, immediately afterwards the naval battle in the Aktio. It constituted means of connection of East with the West, Greece with the Roman Empire and it was nominated capital of the Old Epirus, while later became capital seat. Characteristic of autonomy and acne of the city is that in her interior functioned even mint. Each 4 years were organised the Aktia, big fights of sports but also music. From the 3rd century after Christ the city destroyed with particularly possible blow for her course the devastating earthquake that became that season in the region. Finally the 10th century after Christ it was depopulated. Precious historical discoveries are looked after in the archaeological museum of Nikopolis. In the ruins that are found today in the space is included the Conservatoire, the monument of August that was manufactured the 1st century after Christ, the Roman theatre of manufacture and also the 1st century after Christ and the Nymfaio (central point of water supply of the region). The walls were repaired by the Ioustinianos the 540 after Christ.
Castle of Parga
In distance roughly 20 km from Ammoudia is found the castle of Parga, which at the Ottoman domination constituted the fortress of the region. The fortress was demolished the first time in 1537 with the city in order to builds for third time the interval in 1792 from the Venetian as much as possible more powerful and sure, so that it is rendered invincible. The defence constituted 8 towers in the exterior space of castle. In his interior there are 400 houses suitable placed so that they occupy little space. The people of Parga and the people of Souli tried to avoid thus the entire siege of Ali Pashas. When the Parga was sold to the Turks, the Ali Pashas occupied the castle, he installed his harem and it reformed the spaces. The even defence is confirmed by the rooms of guns, the powerful rampant with cases of firearms, the cases of light arms, the galleries of supplies, the concealed passage to the sea, the barracks, the prisons and the two fortresses that are found in the castle.
Castle of Ali Pashas
The castle of Anthousa abstains roughly 25 km from Ammoudia and it is found in an elevation between the regions of Anthousa and Saint. It constitutes an imposing fortress and it was manufactured by the barbarian fury of Ali Pashas of the city of Ioannina, with a view to besieges the city of Parga. He is drawn so as to achieve the more effective defence and is constituted by a big tower suitably shaped for firearms arms. It is polygonal form with particularly highly walls. The residents of regions, at that season, were autonomous. In February 1814, the Ali Pashas with unforeseen way killed a lot of residents of mainly Saint in order to revenge them for their alliance with the residents of Parga.
Kassopi
It is a big Hellenistic centre that was built in the middle of the 4th century before Christ and it is southern of Zaloggo and in distance of 40 km from the Sandy beach (Ammoudia). The limits of the ancient Kassopi reached from the river Acheronta up to the Amvrakikos gulf and from the Ionian Sea up to Louros with particular commercial and economic growth. It is found in a big plateau at an altitude of roughly 555 metres, in strategic place with view to the sea. It was destroyed by the Romans simultaneously with the remainder continental cities. The greatness of Kassopi today constitutes the ruins of the thick walls for protection from the enemies, the paved paths, the stone Conservatoire and the Theatre.
Zaloggo
The Zaloggo is the mountain which selected the women of Soyli in order to put their heroic signature in the interminable fights of Greeks aiming at the freedom in 1803,.63 women of Souli preferred the free death from the subjugation in the Turkish balance. The starting line of the heroic situation was happen when the Souli was delivered in the Ali Pashas but the women and the children denied to deliver to him and were resorted to the Zaloggo. There the women of the Souli set up dance of freedom falling in the precipice, keeping embrace their children. In 1961, with Pan-Hellenic collection it was set up in the region monument with statues where shows the heroic dance of Greek nation. The access in the monument becomes with starting line the monastery of Saint Dimitrios and the rise of 410 steps and abstains 45 km from the Sandy beach (Ammoudia).
Dodoni
The ancient theatre of Dodoni is one of the bigger and henceforth in good relation theatres of the ancient Greece. His name emanates from the Okeanida Nymph Dodoni and was lived by the Sellos. His capacity amounted in the 17.000 places and is found roughly in distance of 70 km from the Sandy beach (Ammoudia) of southern Ioannina. The archaeological discoveries are dated at the 2600-2000 before Christ season at which was worshipped the fabulous view Ground (earth). The 4th century was built the temple to his price Via as well as the church of Priests for his adoration. From the church they began to be given oracles. Thus it functioned as oracle of the Dodoni that constitutes the most ancient Greek oracle and one of the most considerably to the Greek world.
Acherontas
The river Acherontas is worldwide acquaintance for the mythology information that contains. According to the tradition it had divine origin and it caused the rage of Zeus when gave, at the Titan battle, water in the Titans in order to drink. The Jupiter condemned him to remain eternally under the ground while it blackened and grieved his waters. In this is owed also his name as Mauropotamos. Alternative was named also Fanariotikos or KamariotikosRiver. The name Acherontas emanates from word "achos" that means sadness. The Acherontas was the river which it should cross the souls at their travel for the kingdom of Pluton the king of the deads. The Ermis, as the traveller of the souls to the down world, brought the souls and delivered in the old-ferryman, Charonta, the Charontas received the souls via the ferry with one obolos(ancient Greek coin) from each dead in order to lead them in the deeps of the Aherousia Lake the dark and humid kingdom of Down World that it is found in the point that meets the three rivers, the Acherontas the Kokitos and the Piriflegethontas as marks also the Omirus. The length of Kokitos is roughly 26 km and is linked with the river Acherontas in the village Mesopotamos. His name emanates from the word “judge” and implies the dead lamentations. The Piriflegethontas sprang from the point that is found the Abbey of Saint Friday Mpountas and it was directed north-western means in the AcherousiaLake late, lightening. It was disappearred afterwards the desiccation of marsh of Mpountas. His name emanates from the words fire and is ablaze implying the fire of Hell. For this the Piriflegethontas is known and as river of fire.
