Lefkada rewards travellers who match their trip to the right month. The island’s main season runs from May to October, when warm weather, open beaches and calm seas draw the majority of visitors. July and August bring the hottest, busiest and most expensive conditions, while June and September deliver the same sunshine with fewer crowds. … Read more
Karya is the best-known mountain village of Lefkada, set in the green centre of the island at some altitude, about 14 km from Lefkada Town. It is the traditional heart of the interior, a place of stone-paved lanes, old houses and shaded squares. Where the coast turns hot and busy in summer, Karya stays cool … Read more
Cape Lefkatas is the southernmost point of Lefkada, a long, narrow rocky promontory of high white cliffs that ends at a lighthouse above the open Ionian Sea. The headland sits about 50 km from Lefkada Town and roughly 8 km beyond the village of Athani on the island’s southwest tip. It is also called Cape … Read more
Sivota is a small former fishing village set on a deep, sheltered bay on the south-east coast of Lefkada, one of the Ionian islands of Greece. The village sits about 35 km south of Lefkada Town and roughly 30 km from Aktion airport at Preveza. A narrow, near-landlocked inlet cuts back between green hills to … Read more
Meganisi is the largest of the small islands scattered off the east coast of Lefkada, a short crossing from the busy waterfront at Nydri. The ferry takes about twenty minutes and lands at Porto Spilia and the sheltered harbour of Vathy. The island stays low-key and quiet, with little of the mass tourism found on … Read more
Lefkada sits on the Ionian side of Greece, joined to the mainland by a short causeway, yet much of its coast opens up only from the water. The island’s east coast shelters a chain of green islets, while the west coast hides tall cliffs and pale beaches that the road barely touches. Boat trips turn … Read more
Agiofili is a small hidden cove on the south coast of Lefkada, tucked just around the headland east of the port of Vasiliki. The beach is made of smooth white pebbles that slope into deep, clear turquoise water, and pale cliffs rise behind the sand. A small cave sits at one end, while a chapel … Read more
Deciding where to stay in Lefkada shapes the whole holiday, because the island’s coasts differ sharply in character and swimming. The sheltered green east coast holds most of the resorts and the calmest water, while the exposed west keeps the famous cliff-backed beaches. A base near a good bay suits visitors, yet the finest sand … Read more
Lefkada stands apart from the other Ionian islands because it connects to the Greek mainland by road rather than by sea. A short causeway and a floating swing bridge cross the narrow channel near Lefkada Town, so no ferry is needed to arrive from Greece. The island has no airport of its own, yet Aktion … Read more
Lefkada sits in the Ionian Sea. Joined to the Greek mainland by a short causeway and a floating bridge. It is one of the few Greek islands reached entirely by car. This road link keeps the island compact and easy to tour, yet it packs a wide range of attractions into a small area. Bright … Read more
Lefkada Town, also called Chora, is the capital of the Ionian island of Lefkada, set at its northern tip beside a shallow lagoon. The town faces the narrow channel that separates the island from the mainland, crossed by a causeway and a floating bridge. Guarding that channel stands the Venetian castle of Agia Mavra, an … Read more
Nydri is the largest resort on the east coast of Lefkada, set on the sheltered green side of the island about 17 km south of Lefkada Town. The village faces a calm channel and a scatter of small offshore islets, and its long harbour is the island’s main base for boat trips. Day cruises and … Read more