Kastoria

Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the vicinity of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria regional unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded through limestone mountains. The metropolis is known for its many Byzantine churches, Byzantine and Ottoman-generation home structure, fur garb enterprise, and trout. Kastoria is believed to have historical origins. Livy mentions a metropolis close to a lake in Orestis, referred to as Celetrum, whose inhabitants surrendered to Sulpitius in the course of the Roman battle against Philip V of Macedon. The historic metropolis changed into probable placed on a hill above the metropolis's present day vicinity.

The Roman Emperor Diocletian founded the metropolis of Diocletianopolis inside the area. Procopius relates that, after Diocletianopolis became destroyed with the aid of barbarians, Emperor Justinian relocated it on a promontory projecting into Lake Orestiada, the metropolis's modern-day vicinity, and "gave it the precise name. During the Ottoman times, Kastoria attracted a mess of people from across the Balkans and past, ensuing in a diverse, multi-ethnic network. As a end result, the town plan turned into notably transformed. During each World War II and the Greek Civil War, the metropolis turned into time and again fought over and heavily broken in the manner.