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18°. region-id="pin-13"; A jewel of an island in the Ionian Sea, Lefkada is famous for its dense forests and array of world-famous beaches. You’re bound to have seen photographs of Lefkada’s world-famous beaches. But when you arrive, you’ll quickly realise that they’re even better in real life. Lefkada (or Lefkas) is easily accessible ...
Lefkada ( Greek: Λευκάδα, Lefkáda, [lefˈkaða] ), also known as Lefkas or Leukas [2] ( Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, Leukás, modern pronunciation Lefkás) and Leucadia, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge.
Lefkada is the "Caribbean of Greece" with exotic beaches, scenic villages and natural attractions. Learn how to get there, where to stay, what to do and see photos of this Ionian island.
14,779. Lefkada, Greece. Lefkada's name means "white," from the famous white cliffs of Cape Lefkata, site of an ancient temple of Apollo, where rumor has it that the celebrated Lesbian poet Sappho flung herself from the rocks. To stay with the mythology theme, don’t miss a boat tour on the mighty Odysseia, a colorful replica of a Greek war ship.
- Porto Katsiki. On any tourist website or brochure for Lefkada, or Greece as a whole, you’ll see an image of this extraordinary beach, dwarfed by the white concave cliff behind.
- Egremni Beach. A few kilometres up from the world-famous Porto Katsiki in Lefkada’s wild southwest is an even more remote beach. Egremni is defended by a long, unyielding wall of cliffs, and after an earthquake in 2015 access from land has become impossible.
- Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni. Posted high on a hill a ten minutes from Lefkada Town is a monastery housing an icon of the Virgin Mary, the island’s patron saint.
- Nydri Waterfalls. There’s an easy and scenic hike from the coastal town of Nydri to this waterfall in a gorge. The trail will lead you through fragrant citrus and olive groves and then into the narrow ravine, where you’ll have to hop over the slippery rocks.
Tastes of the sea (and other local delicacies) The food of Lefkada is dominated by seafood, with cod, squid, cuttlefish, eel, crab and sardines (a local favourite) just a few of the ingredients lighting up taverna dishes. Other delicacies are avgotaracho (made from cod roe), air-dried salami and the lentils still produced in the traditional way ...
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Very nice beach in Lefkada, with fantastic blue water. The beach is very long and sandy. In order to get to the beach one needs to hike 1 km from the parking lot, than to descend 400 stairs. This trip has to be taken back, hiking up the mountain (210 m difference of altitude), but it is totally worth it.
