Avali beach is a secluded, sheltered cove on the west coast of Lefkada, a postcard-perfect crescent of crystalline water, white pebbly sand and golden-green cliffs. Its name comes from the Lefkadian dialect and means shelter, which fits perfectly: tucked beneath the cliffs near the village of Kalamitsi. Avali beach has a protected cove and unusually … Read more
Kavalikefta beach is one of the most dramatic and photogenic beaches on the west coast of Lefkada, a small, wild cove of clear turquoise water framed by towering white cliffs. What sets it apart are the giant pale boulders scattered across its sand and pebbles, which create shaded nooks and a striking, sculptural landscape found … Read more
Gialos beach is one of the wide, wild and blissfully uncrowded shores of the west coast of Lefkada, a long sweep of sand and smooth white pebbles beneath green mountains. Lying about 35 kilometres south-west of Lefkada Town and just north of the famous Egremni. Gialos beach shares the west coast’s clear blue water and … Read more
Kalamos and Kastos are two small, unspoiled Ionian islands lying south-east of Lefkada, among the least-known and most peaceful in the whole sea. Green, quiet and almost untouched by mass tourism, they make a notable day trip and a favourite sailing destination reached by boat from Lefkada. Kalamos is the larger and wilder of the … Read more
Lygia is a traditional fishing village on the sheltered east coast of Lefkada, only about five kilometres south of Lefkada Town. Also spelled Ligia, it keeps the calm, unpretentious character of a working harbour, with a fishing fleet. Fish tavernas and boat rentals along the waterfront and a narrow, shady pebble beach with crystal-clear, calm … Read more
Nikiana is a calm, family-friendly fishing village on the sheltered east coast of Lefkada, the kind of easygoing place you settle into rather than rush through. Where the west coast of the island is all sheer cliffs and dramatic turquoise bays, Nikiana sits on the gentle Ionian shore. With a long pebble beach, clear calm … Read more
Vlycho is a quiet village on the east coast of Lefkada, strung along a steep green hillside above one of the most sheltered bays in the whole Ionian. Lying just south of the busy resort of Nydri, the village, also spelled Vlicho or Vliho, keeps a calm, workaday character despite its closeness to the crowds. … Read more
Skorpios island is the small, green private islet off the east coast of Lefkada that the world came to know as the retreat of the shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. Lying about three kilometres from the resort of Nydri, it is a lush, wooded dot in the sheltered channel where Lefkada meets its scatter of satellite … Read more
Desimi beach is one of the most sheltered and family-friendly bays on the east coast of Lefkada. A curve of white pebbles and calm turquoise water on the Geni peninsula near Nydri. Tucked on the outer side of the Vlycho bay, it faces away from the open sea, so its water stays flat and clear … Read more
Faneromeni Monastery is the most important religious site on Lefkada, set on a pine-covered hill above the town near the village of Tsoukalades. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary Faneromeni, the patron saint of the island. The monastery draws pilgrims and visitors for its revered icon, its museum of Byzantine treasures and its wide views over … Read more