In 1866, when the inhabitants of Glousta Thesprotia (today Kefalochori) and the surrounding settlements (Gardiki, Vortopia and Jiubukatika) because of the Turkish aghas from Filiati abandoned their place and settled in Mavronoros.

They called it mavronoros (Black mountain) because no other mountain is as black as it is cloudy Its name also testifies to its wild natural beauty. Rich wild forest vegetation in dark color of cypress and fir.

Stone houses, traditional continental architecture and panoramic views of the plain, especially from the old village looted by Albanians and its inhabitants, moved to the new settlement after 1960, continuing the refugee fate of the generations that founded it. The old village of Mavronoros is built on Mount Kassidari.

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