Pardali is built at an altitude of 304 metres, on a small hill, on the west bank of the river Evrotas. It is only 3 km from the village of Pellana and 7 km from Kastori. It has about 80 permanent residents. It is believed that the village’s name comes from a Turkish aga named Pardali, who was the Turkish official in the area. Specifically, it is said that at the end of the Turkish occupation, the entire area of the settlement belonged to three Turks: Reizo, Mahmutbey and the Pardalis, as mentioned above. After removing the Turks from the region, their property passed entirely to Sekeris, who had served as secretary and came from Spetses. Sekeris appointed Ioannis Andreas Merekoulias (Gerogiannakis), who came from Collines, Arcadia, as the supervisor of his property. In fact, he was a warrior against the Turks by participating in battles such as Valtetsi, Dervenaki, etc. Gerogiannakis built two two-storey towers on Sekeris’ estate. One was for Sekeris, which, unknown how, Belkas or Gazetas (hence the Gazeta’s Tower) settled in, and the second tower was for him.
On the southwest side of the village, at a distance of one kilometre, is the cemetery church of the Assumption of the Virgin. The shape of the church testifies that it is a building of Byzantine times, but there are no elements that determine the time of its construction. Southeast of the village, visitors can see the Sentenikos (Ai-Nikos) spring near which (on the slopes of Mount Kefalas) there is a ruined old building. It is said that Saint Nikon used this building as his base. This can be deduced from both the name of the source and the inscription "Saint Nicos" found on a tile in the ruins.
In the centre of the village, with the small square, the imposing bell tower of the church of Agios Dimitrios dominates the place, while the old Primary School stands at the edge of the village. It is a stone building with beautiful architecture, built in 1934 with funding from Nikolaos Kolliniatis (expatriate from America) and all residents' contribution.
