Мост Коккорис
Немало историй связано с местностью неподалеку от моста. Тут в пещере в середине XIX века жил и прятал награбленное известный разбойник (аналог нашего Степана Разина) по имени Христос Натсиос Давелис (1832-1856). Несмотря на свою откровенно преступную деятельность в народе он был персоной весьма уважаемой. Свидетельство тому - множество рассказов, песен и пьес, посвященных жизни и приключениям героя. А в 1855 году художник Теофил написал знаменитый портрет Давелиса, который в наши дни хранится в муниципальной галерее Родоса.
Во время Второй Мировой Войны храбрые женщины Пинда доставляли продовольствие и оружие борцам с немецкими захватчиками по сооруженному неподалеку деревянному мосту. Даже в военное время забота о памятниках была для местных жителей довольно важным делом.
Как добраться до моста Коккорис в Загорохорье:
- на машине из Афин (458 км) по трассам E65 и E951/ΕΟ5
- на машине из Янины (37 км) по трассе E853/ΕΟ20, и по местной трассе Асфакас-Врисохори
Tекст: Александр Фролов
The Bridge of Kokkoris
In the amazing Vikos Gorge in Epirus, a beautiful stone bridge connects the two banks of the river Voidomatis, giving a touch of human intervention in a landscape of wild natural beauty. The single arched Bridge of Kokkoris (also known as bridge of Noutsos) is located between the villages Koukouli, Dilopho and Kipoi, in the Central Zagori. It was built in 1750 at the expense of Noutsos Kontodimos, and that is how it got one of its names. Many years later, in 1910, a miller called Kokkoris payed money for the repair of the bridge so he can use it to carry wheat to his mill which was located in the area -and that is how it got its second name. Today the bridge is still in good condition, an everlasting reminder of its two benefactors.
What makes this bridge really interesting though is the stories connected with the area. In the cave next to the bridge is where the notorious bandit Davelis had hidden once with two other robbers. Despite his criminal activity, Christos Natsios Davelis (1832-1856) was a folk hero in his time. Songs, stories and plays were written about his adventures, and even the folk painter Theophilos painted the panel “The bandit Christos Natsios Ntavelis” in 1855, which is now kept in the Municipal Gallery of Rhodes.
And the story doesn’t end here... During the Second World War, near the bridge of Kokkoris there was also a makeshift wooden bridge from where the brave women of Pindos passed loaded with ammunition and supplies for the Greek soldiers.
In such a fabulous landscape, one bridge with two names and many legends definitely worth a visit.
How to get there: By car from Athens (distance about 458 km) via E65 and E951/ΕΟ5, from Ioannina (distance about 37 km) via National Road of Ioannina/E853/ΕΟ20 and Provincial Road Asfakas-Vrisochori.
Τext: Marilou Pantazi
