Culture

The Statue of Aristotelis Onassis in Nidri If you take a stroll on the picturesque seafront of Nidri, together with the coloured boats moored by the harbor, you can come across a tall statue. It represents a man walking and holding his jacket on his right shoulder. The man looks in the direction of one of the islets...

Lefkada and poetry The island of poets, Lefkada, fascinates with its rich literary history. Many memorable places of the poets are in Lefkada town. Here you will find museums, statues, houses of poets, names of the streets that will remind you of Lefkadian poets. In Lefkada town besides the museum of the poet Angelos Sikelianos, you can visit the smaller...

The island of poets Beautiful Lefkada island has a rich culture and tradition. Besides amazing beaches, Lefkada certainly has a lot more to offer. Lefkada is often called an island of poets, since the island is the birthplace of two important national poets of Greece, Aristotelis Valaoritis and Angelos Sikelianos. Now in the capital you can visit the new modern...

Since 1962 every year the International Folklore Festival of Lefkada takes place in Lefkada Town. A major international event during which popular and folk dance companies from all over the world gather in the capital of Lefkada island. They perform and entairtain the enthusiastic public. The aim of the Festival is to "spread bridges of communication and friendship,...

Traditional and mountainous village Karya In the central part of the island, at an altitude of 500 meters, you will find the charming village Karya. Karya is 20 minutes drive from Lefkada Town and Nidri. A lush vegetation surrounds this picturesque village. Traditional architecture in Karya Even though Karya is far from beaches, the village is captivating by its own authentic features....

Introduction The representation of the Lefkadian traditional wedding is a the three-day event. It is one of the most important cultural events in the Prefecture of Lefkada. It takes place in Karya annually, usually on the first week of August. Karya Karya is one of the biggest villages of Lefkada Island. You can find it on one of...

Introduction Lefkada Island is not only a small paradise. Pleanty of things do do and see, fabulous beaches, accomodation for all budget possibilities. It is also a good starting point to go and discover other beautiful Ionian Islands. Private boats and a public ferry, in fact, link Lefkada to Meganisi, navigating along Skorpios and the Prince's Arcipelago islands....

In front of the cosmopolitan Nidri, on the northern end of the Geni peninsula, there is a small white chapel.  This is  the church of Agia Kyriaki, also known as " The Chapel of the Rock". On the 7 of July Nidri becomes the center of a 3 days celebration to honor the Martyr to whom the...

The greek tradition of "Panigiri" Greeks are very religious and attached to their traditions. Most of them are orthodox, while there is a small minority of catholics. Like in many other religious countries Greek celebrate Christmas, Easter and other religious festivity. But this is not all....... During the summer months, all over Greece, from the tiniest of churches...

Xematiasma: Getting Rid of the Evil Eye So many accounts of cultural interactions between non-Mediterraneans and Greeks include a most curious episode: the protagonist is ‘spit’ on. There’s not any actual spitting, but there is an unmistakable, mock-spitting gesture, with an utterance to mimic the sound: “Ptou sou, ptou sou”.   What can be the meaning of this? The gesture – almost a tiny...