Agia Mavra Castle guards the entrance to Lefkada. A large medieval fortress on a low spit of land beside the causeway and floating bridge that link the island to the Greek mainland. Also known as Santa Maura, the castle sits at the narrow strait between the island and the coast. A position that controlled the … Read more
Lefkada hiking ranges from waterfall gorges and mountain ridges to short coastal paths that drop to hidden beaches, all on one road-connected Ionian island in western Greece. A green mountain spine runs down the centre of the island and rises to Mount Stavrota at about 1,180 metres, while a broken west coast falls in cliffs … Read more
A Lefkada itinerary rewards the traveller who treats the island as a driving route rather than a single resort. Lefkada joins the mainland by a causeway, so a hire car reaches the north town, the west-coast cliffs, the sheltered east coast and the mountain interior across roughly fifty kilometres. Three days catch the headline sights, … Read more
Poros is a traditional village on the south-east side of Lefkada, an Ionian island in Greece. It stands amphitheatrically on a green hillside above the sea, roughly 3.5 kilometres up from the coast, between Nydri and Vasiliki. Stone houses with yellow-tiled roofs, flower-filled courtyards and narrow paved alleys give it an old rural character. Below … Read more
Kalamitsi is one of the oldest villages on Lefkada, set high on the steep west coast about 20 km west of Lefkada Town among hills and olive groves. Whitewashed churches stand along the lanes and old windmills sit on the ridges, with wide views over the Ionian. The village stays a quiet, rural place with … Read more
Mikros Gialos is a sheltered pebble bay on the south-east coast of Lefkada, below the village of Poros and about 15 km south of Nydri. Its name means the small bay, and the shore is a curve of white pebbles washed by clear, calm water that shades from turquoise to emerald. The beach sits between … Read more
Pefkoulia beach Lefkada sits on the northwest coast of the island, about 10 km southwest of Lefkada Town and roughly 1.5 km north of the village of Agios Nikitas. It ranks among the biggest beaches on the whole island, a wide and long open bay that faces west toward the sea. The shore mixes soft … Read more
Lefkada keeps a relaxed evening scene rather than the club culture of the party islands. The island spreads its nightlife across three main areas, each with a distinct character, so visitors choose the mood rather than following a single strip. Nydri holds the largest concentration of bars and clubs, Vasiliki draws a sociable international crowd, … Read more
Lefkada rewards couples who want green hills, small harbour villages and quiet bays rather than a loud nightlife scene. The island sits in the Ionian Sea, joined to the mainland by a short causeway, so a car reaches it without a ferry. A honeymoon here pairs cliff-top viewpoints, sheltered coves and long sunset dinners on … Read more
A hire car ranks as close to essential on Lefkada, an Ionian island where the finest beaches and mountain villages sit far beyond the reach of public transport. Local buses run on limited timetables, and they serve the west coast and the mountainous interior poorly. Independent travel by road opens the whole island, from the … Read more