However, that site was abandoned because of a lack of drinking water, and the inhabitants scattered to found Iliochori and the nearby town of Laista (ancient Lisinitza).

Iliochori was traditionally an agricultural village, with husbandry and cultivation of barley and vetch being among its primary areas of economic activity.

From some historical findings it seems that in the 11th century BC, the local inhabitants formed several small isolated communities, at the sites of Rascianà, Lipochori, Koukourounzu and Souri.

Later on, probably for several reasons including drinkable water, the inhabitants abandoned the place and constructed the town in the actual "Dobrinovo".

Evidence shows the existence of a document that contained a convention made with a doctor of Pades in order to offer medical assistance.

Psalidis dated 12-2-1823, sent to Movrokordatos, he described the situation of the Epirus and Tessally, under the Turkish occupation, showing an armed struggle for liberation.

[7] The inhabitants of Iliochori lived by breeding sheep and cows, and agriculture, cultivating grain, barley and vetch.

However, they were also traders, and in the spring left in caravan with mules and horses, carrying of the goods that they above all sold in the countries of the Balkans, where many had constructed true and economic fortunes.

In the winter months, the shepherds were dedicated to the handicrafts, forming itinerant guilds of masons and sculptors in wood that traveled the Balkans selling their goods.

Until 1914 in Iliochori there was the school of the chassis situated over the road of the current city hall, where the girls learned to weave.

From 1990 many original inhabitants of the place, coming from several parts, Athens, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Larissa and also from Italy, had begun to repopulate and re-evaluate the town, constructing new houses.

[11] In 2010, after many years on the initiative of the Cultural Association Iliochori, "The Ntomprinovo" revived, successfully, the reunion of Iliochoriton everywhere in lakes of the pit.

In 2010, Iliochori began to participate in social media, with a presence on Facebook,[12] Twitter,[13] YouTube,[14] Vimeo,[15] and Instagram,[16] to share news and videos in real time and connect all the inhabitants and iliochorites who live outside or abroad.

The holiday attracts many visitors from the towns, eager to taste typical dishes and wines of the region of Zagori.

Iliochori is surrounded by conifer forests and rivers at the foothills of Gamila of the Tymphis mountain range, and borders the Vikos–Aoös National Park.

It is built on a steep slope between very tall trees in a green area, with much running water and stone bridges.