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The Bridge of Hrysavgi
Beyond Morfi, Pramoritsa debouches into Palimagero, a stream rich in water that springs from Taliaros and passes quite near Hrysavgi. According to tradition, the single-arched bridge that is found here was built in 1854 and was founded by a thief, Nikolaos Zampros, from Polyneri of Grevena. The thief was notorious for his cruelty and had proven to be a real scourge for the villages of Voio and Grevena. During a pursuit by Turkish troops he failed to pass the flooded stream and asked of the villagers of Hrysavgi to hide him. When the Turks entered the village, the people of Hrysavgi denied everything. As a reward, the thief promised to fund the construction of the bridge and was possibly inspecting the project himself from the adjacent watermill. The master artisan was Nikolaos Anagnostis Tzioufas from Dilofos, who is said to have been constructing even his tools himself. The breast walls were made by Eythimios Zioulas and Athanasios Poulios from Hrysavgi, although according to another version these two constructed the project in its entirety.
The bridge is impressive due to its height, which reaches up to
It is located in a 10-minute downhill walk from the