In 1628, Neophytos Rodinos, a Catholic missionary, founded a school in Vuno with the aim of converting the
Greek Orthodox population of Himarë to
Catholicism. In 1632, an Albanian school was established in the village. In 1720, the villages of Himarë, Palasë, Ilias, Vuno, Pilur, and Qeparo refused to submit to the Pasha of Delvinë. According to
Giuseppe Schirò, an Italian missionary who wrote in 1722, Vuno was inhabited by Albanians. In 1873, a Greek school in Vuno had 80 pupils. Greek education expanded in the following years, and by the 1898–1899 school year, the village had three schools: a primary school, a secondary school, and a girls' school. Education was funded by various notable individuals and members of the diaspora from Vuno and neighboring settlements. These schools ceased operations in 1913. Greek classes in Vuno were conducted in an imposing building. However, after the village was incorporated into the newly established Principality of Albania, state policy prohibited Greek-language education. In November 1912, during the
First Balkan War,
Himara revolted under
Spyros Spyromilios and expelled the Ottoman forces. On 6 November 1912, Vuno was captured by the Greek military under
Stylianos Galeros. After the
Albanian Declaration of Independence in Vlorë on 28 November, Himarë came under constant attack from
Albanian forces, but they were unable to regain control of the area. The region remained under Greek control until the end of the Balkan Wars. After the Greek army evacuated Himara, the local population took over the defense of the region. The rebels from Himarë were joined by volunteers from neighboring villages and army deserters, who set up checkpoints on the roads leading to Himarë and continued their resistance. The government decided that Albanian would be the compulsory language in schools as the official language, while Greek could be taught as a second language if the local population desired. After the region was incorporated into Albania in the 1920s, the people of Vuno continued to maintain their Greek school. Between 1934 and 1936, they petitioned for the continuation of Greek-language education in their village. However, their request was ultimately denied by the Albanian state authorities. During the
Greco-Italian War, in December 1940, Italian forces successfully repelled a Greek attack on Bënçë, Vuno, and Bolenë. On 15 January 1941, they again defended Vuno against a Greek assault, while Greek forces launched an attack on the Dishnicë region. During the
Second World War, several locals from Vuno joined the
Albanian National Liberation Army as guerrilla fighters. Three of them—Zaho Koka, Kozma Nushi, and Llambro Andoni—were posthumously awarded the title of "
People's Hero of Albania". During the
civil unrest in Albania in 1997, an armed group established a roadblock between Himarë and Vuno. During his fieldwork, anthropologist V. Nitsiakos (2010) observed that the community takes pride in its strong Orthodox Christian identity. They also harbor friendly feelings towards Greece, with their pro-Greek attitude possibly linked to employment opportunities in the country. Additionally, members of the community receive Greek pensions as Hellenes, even though they never refer to themselves as Greeks. Instead, they identify as North Epirotes or Orthodox, without denying their true Albanian national identity, a common stance among many Orthodox Albanians. ==Architecture and churches==