Excursions

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The M/S Christina Islands Cruise

Nekromanteion - Parga - Glyki - Acheron River The Forgotten Islands cruise is a day of pure relaxation – sunbathing, swimming in crystal...Read more

Nekromanteion – Parga – Glyki – Acheron River

Nekromanteion - Parga - Glyki - Acheron River Departing in comfortable air-conditioned coaches from Nidri, we head north, passing through the tunnel and...Read more

Tour of Lefkada island

Nekromanteion - Parga - Glyki - Acheron River Leaving Nydri in our modern air-conditioned coach, we travel along the east coast to the...Read more

Kefalonia – Ithaki

Nekromanteion - Parga - Glyki - Acheron River Our large, modern boats offers passengers amenities including 3 decks with sunny and shaded area,...Read more

Cruise and Beach Bbq

Nekromanteion - Parga - Glyki - Acheron River Leaving from Nidri harbour a locally built replica of an ancient Greek warship named after...Read more

History-Museums

History

Lefkada’s legendary history stretches back to Homeric times; according to the German archaeologist Dorpfeld, who excavated some sites on the island, Lefkada is Homer’s Ithaca.

According to tradition, the first inhabitants were Leleges. In 650 BC Lefkada was taken by Corinth. It later regained its independence, but in 303 BC it was captured by the Macedonias.

Then it passed into Roman hands. Under Byzantium, Lefkada was part of the ‘Theme’ of Cephalonia. In 1204 it was taken by Venice and in 1479 by the Turks. After this, Lefkada underwent all the waves of invasion suffered by the other Ionian islands, with occupation by the Venetians again, by the French, the Russians and finally the British.

Although still under British control at the time of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, Lefkada made a significant contribution to the struggle. In 1864 Lefkada was rejoined to Greece, with the other Ionian Islands. Lefkada was the birthplace of the famous Greek poets Angelos Sikelianos and Aristotelis Valaoritis.

Museums

In Lefkada town is the Archaeological Collection, which consists of finds from the various excavations. There is a Folklore Museum with collections of local costume and embroidery, a Phonograph Museum and a Municipal Library.

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