Konitsa (; ) is a town in
Epirus,
Greece, near the
Albanian border. It lies, amphitheatre-shaped, on a mountain slope of the Pindos mountain range, overlooking the valley where the river
Aoos meets the river
Voidomatis. The valley is used for farming. Konitsa is a regional centre for many small Pindos villages, and there are shops, schools and a hospital. It is a good starting point for tourists who want to explore the Pindos mountains, or who want to go rafting in the river Aoos or
parapenting. Other places of interest nearby are:
- The Vikos–Aoös National Park, including the Vikos Gorge, the Aoos Gorge and the Tymfi mountains. It is where Vikos spring water is collected;
- Mount Smolikas (2637 m), Greece's second highest mountain;
- The sulfur baths of Kavasila;
- The two Dragonlakes (Tymfi's and Smolika's)
- Zagori, a group of small mountain villages;
- The nearest city is Ioannina