Lefkada

Island municipalities issued the largest number of new building permits in 2023, with the top five comprising Lefkada and Zakynthos in the Ionian, Paros and Naxos in the Cyclades, and the Dodecanese island of Rhodes, according to the National Statistical Service of Greece (ELSTAT). 

It shortens the Athens-Lefkada route by 45 minutes

Greece has the largest fleet of recreational boats available for hire in the region, according to a survey by Riginos, one of the country's leading yachting companies.

The number of vessels available for leasing in this country reached 2,580 in 2023, of which 740 are catamaran-type boats, whose popularity is showing significant growth.

Twenty-nine stone lighthouses around the country will open to the public for a few hours on Saturday as part of World Lighthouse Day, celebrated every year since 2003 on the third Sunday in August.

A 55-year-old fireman who went missing on July 22 in Evia was found dead on Saturday. 

According to local reports the body of Apostolos Kastanas was found "devoured" by what appeared to be a pack of wild boars in the forested area of Lefkada Amfithea in Evia. 

Meganisi is off the coast of Lefkada

The star and his famous party visited Skorpios in Lefkada

It shows some Ionian islands including Lefkada

Euboea, Salamina, and Lefkada are excluded

Egremni is a fantastic large beach in Lefkada with exotic blue waters and soft sand on the shore