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Ilium

Ilium: location in Greece

Archaeological site in Zitsa Municipality. Ancient city near Despotiko, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece. The nearest village is Kalpaki, 17.0 km away in a straight line. The nearest airport is Ioannina National Airport (IOA), 22.5 km away, and the nearest ferry port is Amfithea, 27.2 km away; both distances are in a straight line. In Kalpaki the weather is most comfortable for walking and sightseeing in June.

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The description is Wikidata's (CC0, 8 Oct 2026). We copy no text from Wikipedia; the links go to its articles.

Ancient city near Despotiko, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece.

Αρχαία πόλη της Ηπείρου στο σημερινό Δεσποτικό Ιωαννίνων.

Getting there

Distances are straight lines from the point Wikidata gives. The real route is longer, and our data holds no timetables, opening hours or ticket prices; check them with the site's operator.

Nearest points, without crossing water
KindNameDistance
Nearest settlementKalpaki17.0 km
AirportIoannina National Airport (IOA)22.5 km
Ferry portAmfithea27.2 km

Official travel information

Routes and connections can change by season. Confirm times and service directly with the operator before travelling.

When to go

This section is about Kalpaki, the nearest settlement, not about the archaeological site itself.

  1. Jan6°
  2. Feb7°
  3. Mar10°
  4. Apr14°
  5. May18°
  6. Jun24°comfortable weather
  7. Jul27°
  8. Aug27°
  9. Sep22°
  10. Oct17°
  11. Nov12°
  12. Dec7°

The weather is most comfortable for walking and sightseeing in June (average temperature around 23.6 °C, little rain).

The highest average temperature, about 27.4 °C, falls in July and August.

The average temperature is 10 °C or lower from December to March, while monthly rain reaches 80 mm or more from September to March.

Day length is 9 h 20 min at the winter solstice (07:55 to 17:15) and 15 h 0 min at the summer solstice (06:08 to 21:08), Greek time.

Temperature and rainfall by month. The same values are in the table.01020300100200°CmmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature and rainfall by month
  • Mean temperature °C
  • Rain (mm, right axis)
Monthly climate figures
MonthMean temp. °CRain mmDaylight h
Jan5.61079.6
Feb6.59310.7
Mar9.88211.9
Apr13.65613.2
May18.45514.3
Jun23.63715.0
Jul27.42214.8
Aug27.42913.8
Sep21.88212.5
Oct16.710311.2
Nov11.812910.0
Dec7.11359.4

Temperature and rain: NASA POWER (MERRA-2), period 2001–2020, model cell about 13 km away. The temperatures are monthly averages from a regional model. Daylight: calculated for the 15th of each month. These are regional model values and typical conditions, not a forecast.

How the numbers were counted

The sight has a page because it has a Wikipedia article and a description in Wikidata. Sights that are part of a larger site with a page are listed on that site's page. The list is cut at the 1,500 covered by the most Wikipedia language editions, then those with a heritage designation. The name, description, period and altitude are Wikidata's (8 Oct 2026) and we have not checked them.

Distances are straight lines. Something is "across the water" when it is on another island, or on the mainland while the sight is on an island (or the reverse); a bay that cuts into the coast does not count, and such options are left out. Island outlines, settlements and municipal boundaries are from OpenStreetMap.

Places nearby

Pages of this site, in a straight line and on the same side of the water, nearest first.

Towns and villages

Sights

Nearest airport

Nearest ferry port

See also

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from the sources below, with the date each was updated.

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