At the Kaligoni location, 6 km southeast of Lefkada, there are the ruins of the ancient city Nirikos. It was the first capital of the island from the 2nd millennium BC. Excavations have shown that ancient Nirikos was a big city of significant economic growth.  It was built on a site of great strategic importance, […]

The castle of Agia Mavra is situated near the channel, 1.2 km outside Hora, and is the island’s link with  Sterea Hellas (mainland Greece). The area was named Castle of Agia Mavra in Medieval years, and for a period of time the name applied to the whole island. The original building was constructed by the […]

The archaeological museum of Lefkada is situated near to the Town Hall and it includes exhibits from the excavations of the famous archaeologist,  Dorpfeld,  from Nidri, Evgiros, Kariotes and other parts of the island. The collection includes findings dating  from the Proto-Hellemic period to the Roman era, including ceramics, pots, statues, signs, ecclesiastic  pieces and […]