Lefkada Prefecture Νομός Λευκάδας
Periphery	Ionian Islands
Capital	Lefkada (city)
Population	22,879 (2005) Ranked 51st
Area	356 km² Ranked 51st
Population density	64.3/km² Ranked 15th
Number of provinces
Number of municipalities	6
Number of communities	2
Postal codes	31x xx
Area codes	26450
Licence plate code	ΕΥ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-26
Website

Lefkada, or Lefkas (Greek: Modern: Λευκάδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -as) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge, as well as the island's capital city. The city of Lefkada, is at the north of the island, approximately 20 minutes by automobile away from Preveza Airport. File links The following pages link to this file: Lefkada Categories: GFDL images ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionia Nisia, Ιόνια Νησιά; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... -1... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... Ancient Greek refers to the stage in the history of the Greek language corresponding to Classical Antiquity, which normally applies on two ancient periods of Greek history: Archaic and Classic Greece. ... The Ionian Sea. ... In modern usage, a causeway is a road elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ... A pontoon bridge Pontoon bridges are floating bridges supported by floating pontoons with sufficient buoyancy to support the bridge and dynamic loads. ... cars go vroom vroom . ...

Lefkada Town (population: ca. 10,000), has a pedestrianised main street, a marina, and bus access to Athens. A pedestrian street is a street where pedestrian traffic is given partial or total priority over all other kinds of traffic. ... Main Street or Main Street America is an almost fanciful, dated reference to the main region of small town/suburban America, since it really no longer exists. ... For other uses of this word, see Marina (disambiguation). ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína; IPA ) is the capital of Greece, and of the Attica prefecture of Greece. ...

The east coast section of the island has small resorts of Lefkada, Nikiana and Perigiali, all north of the largest resort on the island - Nidri. It is set in a sheltered location with views across to Skorpios - owned by Aristotle Onassis, Meganissi and other small islands, as well as the Greek mainland. The main coastal road from Lefkada to Vasiliki runs through the town, although a bypass is being built. There are regular car ferries to Kefalonia, Ithaca and Meganissi. A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ... A resort is a place for holidaying or vacationing. ... Skorpios is an island in the Ionian Sea off the western coast of Greece. ... Aristotle Onassis Aristotelis Sokratis Onassis (in Greek, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης) (January 15, 1906 – March 15, 1975) was the most famous Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup, as it does not appear to have been written by a native English speaker. ... For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ...

20km south of Nidri is the resort of Vasiliki - a windsurfing center. There are ferries here to Kefalonia and Ithaca. Windsurfing in Essex, England Windsurfing (also called boardsailing) is a sport involving travel over water on a small 2-4. ...

South of Vasiliki is Cape Lefkatas, where renowned Greek female poet Sappho allegedly leapt to her death from the 100 foot (30m) high cliffs. There are spectacular views across to Ithaca and Kefalonia, however the 16km (10 mile) unpaved road is enough to put off all but the most determined. Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... Ancient Greek bust of Sappho the Eresian. ...

Indeed, the myth about Sappho's suicide at Cape Lefkatas is related to other myths linking the island to the ancient Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, and to Odysseus, the hero of Homer's Odyssey. The German archaeologist Wilhelm Dörpfeld proposed the theory that the island of Nidri off the southwest coast of Lefkada was the real historical Ithaca, home of Odysseus. There exist several passages in the Odyssey suggesting that Lefkada is the real model for Homeric Ithaca. The most notable of these passages describes Ithaca as an island reachable on foot, which is the case for Lefkada, that is connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway). A captivating account and reconstruction of Homeric Ithaca's geography on Lefkada is found at: [1]. (See also: Emile Mireaux: Daily Life in the Time of Homer. New York: MacMillan, 1959.) Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love and beauty,and the patroness of physical love. ... Odysseus and the Sirens. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... Odysseus and Nausicaä - by Charles Gleyre The Odyssey (Greek Οδύσσεια) is the second of the two great Greek epic poems ascribed to Homer, the first of which is the Iliad. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ... Odysseus and the Sirens. ... Odysseus and Nausicaä - by Charles Gleyre The Odyssey (Greek Οδύσσεια) is the second of the two great Greek epic poems ascribed to Homer, the first of which is the Iliad. ...

The West coast, facing the great expanse of the Mediterranean, has the hyped beach of Porto Katsiki. To the North, there are numerous beaches, with pale golden sand and powerful waves - a sharp contrast to the more popular East Coast. The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Porto Katsiki Porto Katsiki (Greek: Πόρτο Κατσίκι) is a remote beach located on the south-western coast of the Ionian island of Lefkada. ...

Folklore has it that once upon a time, thousands of years ago, Lefkada was attached to mainland Greece (see above about Homer's Ithaca bein Lefkada). Some say the Leleges, its first inhabitants, tramsformed into an island, others that the Corinthians dug a trench in its isthmus. The Leleges were one of the aboriginal peoples of Greece, the Aegean and southwest Anatolia (compare Pelasgians), who were found there when the Indo-European Hellenes arrived. ... Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ...

On August 14, 2003, the island was rocked by a powerful earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale, 30km (20m) off the west coast. There were some reports of minor injuries and damage. Roads were cut off by mudslides, especially the road linking the southern part of Lefkada. About a thousand vehicles left the island. The quake was felt in nearby Corfu, Kefalonia, and as far away as Athens. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface. ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ... Corfu (ancient and modern Greek Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, Latin Corcyra; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an island of Greece, in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Albania, from which it is separated by a strait varying in breadth from less than 2 to about 15 miles... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup, as it does not appear to have been written by a native English speaker. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína; IPA ) is the capital of Greece, and of the Attica prefecture of Greece. ...

Climate

Its climate for much of the island has hot summers and cool winters expecially in the mountains.

Transportation

• Greece Interstate 42
• Two other roads

Municipalities and communities

See also: List of settlements in the Lefkada prefecture Kalamos, known in antiquity as Karnos (ΚΑΡΝΟΣ), is a mountainous Greek island in the Ionian Sea. ... This is a list of settlements in the Lefkada prefecture, Greece. ...

Notable persons

(in chronological order)

• Aristotelis Valaoritis (1824 - 1879)
• Lafcadio Hearn - Orientalist and writer, who was named after the island
• Dimitrios Golemis, a historic Greek athlete
• Angelos Sikelianos (March 28, 1884 in Lefkada - June 19, 1951 in (Athens)
• Maria Vamvakinou - federal politician, Australia

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External links:

(in Greek and English)

• [2]
• [3]
• E-lefkas
• Lefkada island guide
• Homepage of the city of Lefkas (in Greek)
• Lefkas (Geocities)
• greek-islands.net on Lefkada
• Lefkada
• Lefkada homepage
• Lefkas Island
• [4]
• [5]
• Lefkada city
• Information on Lefkada
• [6]
• Monuments of Lefkada
• [7] (in Greek)
• The Archaeological Museum of Lefkada (in Greek)