Kastoria is a city in northern Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 in the periphery

Peripheries of Greece

The current official regional administrative divisions of Greece were instituted in 1987. Although best translated into English as "regions", the transcription peripheries is sometimes used, perhaps to distinguish them from the traditional regions which they replaced. The English word 'periphery'...

 of West Macedonia

West Macedonia

West Macedonia is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. It is divided into the regional units of Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, and Kozani.-Geography:...

. It is the capital of Kastoria peripheral unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada

Lake Orestiada

Lake Orestiada or Lake Kastoria is a lake in the Kastoria Prefecture of Macedonia, northwestern Greece. Sitting at an altitude of 630 meters, the lake covers an area of 28 square kilometers....

, in a valley surrounded by limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

 mountains. The town is known for its many Byzantine

Byzantine art

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 churches, Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

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-era domestic architecture, fur clothing

Fur clothing

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 industry, and trout

Trout

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The name "Kastoria" first appears at the end of the 10th century, though a town existed on the site since at least the sixth century.