DESCRIPTION OF JANINA. 19 



first hour of the day, as seven o'clock in the 

 evening, or one hour after sunset, is the first hour 

 of the night. 



Janina, from almost every point in the neigh- 

 bourhood from which it can be seen, has a pictu- 

 resque and very imposing appearance. It is 

 situated on the margin of a very large lake, 

 which bears its name, with the majestic Pindus 

 chain of mountains on one side, whilst the whole 

 country is of that barren, wild description com- 

 mon to the limestone formation. Surrounded on 

 three sides by the lake, into which it projects from 

 the town side, and separated on the fourth from 

 the town by a ditch, is the fort of Janina, which, 

 if in repair, might be a place of some strength : 

 at the present time its defences are in a dilapi- 

 dated state. It contains the palace of the pacha 

 and a good many other buildings, besides barracks 

 for a portion of the troops, the remainder being 

 quartered in a magnificent building lately con- 

 structed just outside the town, capable, I believe, 

 of containino; five thousand men. I have not 

 often been so much struck with a view as with 

 that of Janina, from about a quarter of a mile dis- 

 tance on the north side. The town, with the 



