Cape Lefkatas in Lefkada: Sappho’s Leap and the Doukato Lighthouse

The white cliffs and Doukato lighthouse at Cape Lefkatas, the southern tip of Lefkada

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