Built higher than the other Mastorochoria villages at 1450m altitude, Fourka is nowadays underpopulated. But during its acne, in 16th century, its population numbered more than 3000 inhabitants. Historically, it suffered from raiders and wars, and its famous craftsmen of masonry and tailoring abandoned the village. The contemporary Albanian-Vlachs revitalise the village during the summer with many traditions and festivities.
Religious Monuments:
- Aghios Georgios
- Aghios Nikolaos
- Aghios Athanasios
- Prophet Elias
- The Monastery of Panaghia Kladormis (1747) (Papaioannou 2008: 198-202)
Religious Monuments:
- The Folklore Museum
- The Memorial dedicated to "The Greek Soldiers Fell on the Italian Invasion in Greece in 1940" (On the top of Mt. Prophet Elias) (Papaioannou 2008: 198-202)
Intangible Heritage:
"Fourka is a village of high historic significance, because of the battles that took place on the top of the mountains, where Prophet Elias is located. In that place there are statues and a memorial, which contributes to the safeguarding of the cultural heritage of the village, as every year on the 20th of July the offer of the ‘Woman of Pindos’ in the Greek-Italian War of 1940-41 is officially honoured by the community" (Giannoulidi, Maroutsi, Strashevska & Zafeiri 2014: 99; www.konitsa.gr/visit/villages/41-pourka).
