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Sketch of Terpsichori Guesthouse and the café terrace
Kapesovo, Zagori

Traditional GuesthouseTerpsichori& CaféO Exostis tou Stefanou

Stay, coffee and a warm welcome in Kapesovo.

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The beauty of simplicity

Among the stone villages of Zagori, Kapesovo invites you to pause, discover the history of the area and enjoy its tranquillity.

Terpsichori GuesthouseGuesthouse · Kapesovo
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A place to unwind.

Terpsichori traditional guesthouse offers four rooms in Kapesovo. A starting point for discovering the village and Zagori at your own pace.

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Café · Kapesovo

O Exostis
tou Stefanou

Stop at the village’s traditional café for coffee, a drink, something sweet or a meze. Take a seat, relax and enjoy a slower pace of life.

The story of the cistern
O Exostis tou Stefanou caféCoffee · Company · Hospitality
A story of water

The Café Cistern

Inside “O Exostis tou Stefanou”, you will find an old stone cistern, an authentic example of traditional architecture from Epirus.

The cistern was built in the mid-to-late 18th century and remained in continuous use until around 1974, when Kapesovo was connected to a mains water supply.

It is an underground water reservoir designed to collect rainwater through channels and roof gutters. Water flowed into the cistern and stayed cool and clean thanks to its depth and natural building materials.

The cistern is built of stone and kourasani, a traditional mortar of the period made from egg whites, powdered roof tiles, river sand and lime. The same material was used to build bridges, churches, schools and most buildings in old Epirus.

Kapesovo has two other cisterns: one at the school and one at the church. The café cistern, however, is the oldest and largest, not only in the village but throughout Epirus.

Today it is preserved as a living monument, recalling the ingenuity of earlier generations and their respect for water — the area’s most precious resource.

Thank you for discovering its story.

We look forward to welcoming you

Meet us in Kapesovo

Kapesovo, Zagori, Epirus

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