Syvota

Sivota is a picturesque, seaside settlement on the south part of Thesprotia county, built on a small closed bay. Sivota are know from the history from the battle with the Corinthians against Corfu, during the Peloponissian war, on 433 B.C. During the Turkish occupation, the settlement took the name “Mourtos”. Mourtos was the name of a dignitary that used to tax all commercial ships were passing from Sivota. They kept this name till 1959 when the original name was brought back.