Discover The Island Of Lefkada

L ocated on the West coast         23,000 inhabitants. Today it       of mainline Greece, nestled     still derives much of its income   between Corfu and               from olive groves, vineyards and   Kephalonia, Lefkada is the fourth     the lace-making industry.          largest of the Ionian Islands,                                           and is the perfect destination        The capital of Lefkada, Lefkada    for a luxury villa holiday in         Town is situated on the north end  Greece!                               of the island. The narrow streets                                        are peppered with extraordinary    Also known as Lefkas the island       wood and corrugated iron houses    took its name from the cape           leading to a busy yacht harbour.   Leftkata translated in Greek as       Art and cultural festivals are     ‘white’ due to the huge limestone     hosted here in the summer months.  rock that forms part of its                                              breathtaking landscape. Legend        For livelier resorts the main      has it that the poetess Sapfo         tourist areas on the island are    threw herself off the cliffs to       Vassilikia and Nidri. Vassilikia,  end her life due to the               a fishing village on the coast is  unreciprocated love of the            popular to windsurfers attracted   handsome Faona. Despite some          by its unique wind system, ideal   tourism the traditional life and      for windsurfing conditions.        feel of the island has been           Whilst Nidri is a bustling town    preserved making it a perfect         filled with souvenir shops and     escape for those looking for a        restaurants offering daily boat    luxury villa holiday in Greece.       trips to the islands of Onassis’                                         island of Skorpios, Meganisi and   An agricultural island covered        the Inner Islands.                 with dense vegetation in the                                             South and East Lefkada is 303         A narrow channel joins Lefkada to  square kilometres with just           the mainland- a 50m floating       bridge built in the 1980’s-           the sparkling jewel of the Ionian  making Lefkada the only Greek         Sea.                               island of its kind. For those                                            wanting to explore the island by      How to get there:                  car follow the quiet country                                             roads towards the impressive          The Aktion airport near Prevesa    mountains and discover ancient        is on the mainland just 25km/ 30   monasteries or head down to the       minutes from the capital Lefkada   west coast to splash around on        Town where airport transfers will  endless stretches of golden           be waiting to take you straight    beaches. A wonderful place to         to your luxury villa in Greece,    spend your holiday, Lefkada is        Lefkada.                           About the Author: For more information on luxury villa holidays in Greece please see http://www.villasofluxury.com Read more articles by: Veronica Limone Article Source: www.iSnare.com