✔ Our Village, Louros (P.S. of Louros/Preveza

Louros is a village in Preveza. It is located in the fertile Lamari valley, right in the middle of the Arta Preveza highway. This valley is near the mouth of the river Louros and it is surrounded by the mountains Valaora and Zaloggo. Some types of bushes called ‘’loures’’grow on the banks of the river Louros.

These bushes could easily be bent , this is why the inhabitants used to cut themand knit them to makehutswhere they could stay in the old village near the river. The village was named after these bushes: Louros:a village with houses made of “loures” .

Historically, the first reference to the village was made in 1670 by the Turkish traveller EvligiaTselepi. It was conquered by Ali Pasa in 1797, despite the strong resistance of the inhabitants. It was liberated much later by the Greek army on October 16, 1912. It is also reported that KosmasAitolos appeared in the area in 1779 and found the "Greek School" , while RigasFeraios in his "Charta" calledLouros a castle.

In the 50's, the development of the village in the agricultural and livestock sector started slowly. In

Louros

Louros, there are olive treesand orchards.The plainis part of the ancient aqueduct of Nikopolis, ruins of a small Hellenistic tower. The visitors should definitely visit the riparian forest of Saint Varnavas and the church built by Saint Varnavashimself, as it is said, in 1149.

The waters of the river Louros flow into the Amvrakikos gulf, which is one of the national parks of Greece. In Amvrakikos, there are sea turtles, dolphins and birds. Birds can be found in very high densityin the northern part of the gulf. Amvrakikosis known for its shrimp (gambari). Finally, Louros is near Souli, the springs of Acheron, and the archaeological site of Nikopolis. The beaches of the Ionian Sea are only 12 km away.

The pupils of the 5th Class of the Primary School of Louros:

Nikiforos, Vaggelis, Lefteris, Athina, Evaggelia, Irini, Vaggelis, Spyros, Vasilis, Aggelos, Spyros, Aggeliki, Thomas, Konstantina, Lefteris, Olga, Panayotis

Drawings:

Saint Barnabas (Aggeliki Ferentinou), Louros (Nikiforos Papagiannis), Louros (Lefteris Yotis), Louros (Aggeliki Ferentinou)

Teacher in Charge: Iliadou Thaleia Translate: Sioxou Ioanna