Bridge of Aziz Aga

Built in 1727 during the Turkish Occupation, the stone bridge of Aziz Aghas has one of the largest open and high arcs in western Macedonia, Greece. According to Epirus historian Ioannis Lambridis (1180, Part Two, p. 153) the sponsor of the bridge was the Ottoman official Aziz Aghas. The name of the master is not mentioned, however there is a legend that accompanies its building. According to this, the construction turned out to be a very difficult task, mainly because of its length and height. Its middle arch collapsed twice immediately after the molds were removed. Aziz Aghas threatened the master that if the bridge fell for the third time “it will get his head”. In the end the bridge stood up, and the master watching the deflection from a safe distance escaped and received a huge award from Agha.

The bridge was built with local limestones and has a cobbled deck that rises above the large arch. It extends in a north-south direction and has a total length of 75 meters, width of 3 meters while the height of its middle arc under which the stream flows, reaches 15 meters and its opening about 30 meters. Out of all surviving bridges in Macedonia, this impressively majestic stone bridge has the largest arch and one of the largest in Greece. At the bases of the large - middle vault there are triangular projections to smooth out the flow of water and two small relief openings just above each of them to channel the flow of the river and relieve the bridge, when the water level rises too high. In addition, a bell is hung on the inside of the large - middle vault, used to warn by the sound the danger to the travelers,  in case of very strong wind.

The bridge was situated on the mountain mule trail that connected Epirus and Macedonia. Sections of the caravan route survive to this day. It was also on the commercial axis of the caravans heading to Epirus and Eastern Europe. This imposing three-arc stone bridge over the Venetikos river is one of the most popular and accessible stone bridges in the area of Grevena and is located east of the village Trikomo (3 km) between the villages of Trikomo, Kosmati and Kipourio, in a very beautiful narrow valley surrounded by oak and rocky forest slopes.