Lefkada Island - View Our Accommodation on Lefkada
“A traditional island with the most wonderful beaches and vivid blue seas.”
An island of contrasting beauty 35 kilometres long by 15 kilometres wide,
containing all that Mother Nature has to offer. Long, golden sandy beaches
stretch along the West Coast. Cobalt, crystal clear waters lap the edges gently
or crash angrily against the tall white cliffs of Cape Lefkata on the southern
tip. (Lefkas derives from Lefko meaning white.) The mountain ranges rise up
to 1167 metres high. Deep ravines hide tumbling waterfalls that emerge energetically
amidst olive clad hillsides. Fertile plains and groves produce seasonal crops;
agriculture still being an important source of the island's income.
All Lefkadians
share a heart-felt dedication towards protecting their strong historical
background, one of folklore, art and working in traditional ways. Unwittingly
this has been their saving grace, and has kept them from being corrupted by
the undesirable trappings that mass, modern tourism often brings.
Although
life has stood still around the mountain villages, modern technologies such
as the car and electricity do exist!! Lefkada is now joined to mainland Greece
by means of a causeway and a movable swing bridge. It was originally connected
by an isthmus but during the 7th century B.C. the Corinthians excavated the
land and moved sandbanks in order to make way for a shipping lane. Nowadays,
the speed of wheeled transport is more important.
"Twenty years from now you will be more
disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did"
"When making your list of places you must visit be sure the Greek Island
of Lefkada is near the top"
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