Metsovo was the birthplace of many important benefactors with a national footprint. Today it is a famous tourist destination for all seasons, and is protected by the Presidential Decree on traditional settlements. The Metsovo Interdisciplinary Research Center of the National Metsovo Technical University also operates in Metsovo, with the aim of contributing to the protection [...]

Michael Tositsas was a Greek national benefactor of the 19th century with a great contribution to Greece and Alexandria, Egypt. Originally from Metsovo, like many other national benefactors, M. Tositsas acquired a huge fortune from his business activities, a significant part of which he spent for the good of his compatriots. Michael Tositsas was born [...]

George Averoff (George Avgeros Apostolakas) was born on August 15, 1815 in Metsovo. His father was Michael Avgeros Apostolakas and his mother was Evdokia Fafali. Voskopoulos and student lived and grew up in Metsovo in a traditional family consisting of seven brothers. As a student of the Greek school of Metsovo he received his [...]

He was the first benefactor to be officially awarded the title "National Benefactor" by the Greek state. He was born in Grammeno, Ioannina, the capital of a cluster of villages, Grammenochoria. He was the son of Konstantinos Kaplanis, while his mother, originally from Judila, now Zoodochos, died when he was four years old. After [...]

September 30 has been established since 2007, according to a Presidential Decree, as a day of remembrance for the National Benefactors. Benefit is a shining example of the Greek reality and our national history, as it was a unique phenomenon, which contributed decisively to the liberation of the nation and the subsequent course of [...]