Anthousa is situated 3 km northwest of the town Parga, under a Turkish castle on a hill, attributed to Ali Pasha.

Tombs of the Hellenistic and Roman era have been unearthed in the area of the municipal unit of Anthousa.

[5] In 1814 Anthousa was plundered by units of the Albanian ruler Ali Pasha and the local inhabitants fled to the nearby Parga.

[6] Ali Pasha then built a castle over Anthousa in order to plan a siege of Parga.

[9] In Anthousa and also Kanallaki, the closest existing variants of Souliotic Albanian are spoken.