Sbokia

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Sbokia ( Greek Σμπόκια ( n. Pl. ), Also ( f. Sg. )) Is a village in the Greek countryside of Epirus on the Kalamas River . It belongs to the settlement of Agios Arsenios in the village of Kyparisso of the Filiates municipality of Filiates and is located about 5 km from Neraida at an altitude of 70  m .

Sbokia is built on a hill and is inhabited by about 10 people who are exclusively engaged in agriculture and livestock. During the time of the Ottoman Empire , the area belonged to large Turkish landowners.

Annually, 50 days after Easter, the feast of Agia Triada (of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit) is celebrated. Sbokia is surrounded by numerous archaeological sites from the time of the Greek king Pyrrhos , which remain hidden due to the agricultural use of the areas.

Sbokia on the hill in the foreground

Coordinates: 39 ° 32 '  N , 20 ° 23'  E