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This new guesthouse feels centuries old. Everything has been salvaged or custom-made to evoke a traditional Epirot mansion, from the iron beds to the hand-painted ceilings. Expect home-made preserves and tisanes for breakfast and local specialities such as spinach pie for dinner. CONTACT Kapesovo, Zagorohoria (00 30 26510 33570). Doubles from 90 euros.