White sand, turquoise waters, green slopes. A setting of rare beauty “tied” to ancient legends. Schliemann identified it with Homer’s Ithaca, while legend has it that the ancient poet Sappho ended her life on Cape Lefkata because of unrequited love. It is called the “island of poets”, because Valaoritis and Sikelianos were born here, and it is also called the “land island” because it is connected by road with the rest of Greece. In the harbour dominates the castle of Agia Maura, built by Orsini and the lagoon of Gyra, a unique wetland that hosts protected species of birds. In the hinterland you will find picturesque cantinas and windmills, historic olive groves and dreamlike waterfalls.

The characteristic Ionian melodies are also dominant in Lefkada. Choirs with cantadores and mandolins “decorate” your passage to the cantounia. Don’t be surprised, however, if you hear folk songs, like those of mainland Greece, mainly in the villages of the island.

On spring nights the sea breeze merges with the beautiful smell of the night-flower, a plant that abounds on the island. The smell of the pine trees at Pefkoulia beach will drive away your stress while in the mountains the special scent of peony, a flower of rare beauty that in Lefkada is also known as the “botany of Panagia” will bring to your mind beautiful images with a romantic mood.

Visit the most famous beaches of the island, such as Porto Katsiki, Ammoglossa and others, no less than twenty-five beautiful excuses for swimming, water sports and swimming in the turquoise waters of the Ionian Sea. Get to know the lush green landscapes, with lush vegetation and the running waters of the inland by walking or cycling. Take a walk in the Venetian Olive Tree, with olive trees dating back centuries and admire the waterfalls of Dimosaris.

The lentil of Egklouvi is perhaps the most famous Lefkadian product. Taste its unique taste in the taverns of the island as well as – liver on the spit, and fish on the spit. For dessert try a kind of halvah, the oil pie.

INFO Nydri owes its cosmopolitan air to the Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis, who in 1963 bought Scorpios, located just across the street. His statue is located on the beach of the area with the magnificent sunset