Kathisma Beach in Lefkada: The Long Sandy Shore Below Green Cliffs

The long sandy sweep of Kathisma beach below green cliffs, Lefkada

Kathisma Beach ranks among the longest and best known stretches of sand on the west coast of Lefkada, an Ionian island in western Greece. It lies about 15 km southwest of Lefkada Town and roughly 3.5 km south of the village of Agios Nikitas. At the foot of tall green cliffs that drop towards the … Read more

The Beaches of Lefkada: West-Coast Cliffs, Sheltered Bays and Windsurf Sands

Egremni beach and its white cliffs on the west coast of Lefkada

Lefkada sits on the western edge of Greece, joined to the mainland by a causeway and a floating bridge, and its coastline behaves like two separate islands. The western shore runs beneath tall white limestone cliffs that drop into open Ionian water, while the eastern shore curls into green, sheltered inlets that barely register a … Read more