Stone Bridge of Anthoussa (Michos)

Impressive double-arched stone bridge of Aspropotamos (Acheloos River) with a span of 12.5 meters near the community of Anthousa. The bridge of Michos marked the beginning of the mule track that followed the route from the villages of Aspropotamos to those of Tzoumerka. It is located near the provincial road Tria Potamia – Chaliki and just before the fork to Baros, Matsouki, Kalarrites and Anthousa. Tradition states that the bridge was built after the construction of the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary – Galaktotrofousa (1799) of Anthousa. Because the Aspropotamos was impassable at this location, the bridge was built to serve the communication of the monastery with the village of Anthousa. The bridge was also a passage for the villages of Matsouki and Kalarrites in the Ioannina region.