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Vasiliki is famous for windsurfing, and there are plenty of accommodations for you to try windsurfing while on Lefkada. At least three companies offer rentals and lessons for you to try your hand at windsurfing, with resorts right on the beach geared around windsurfing vacations, with three sessions a day. If memory serves correct, an hour lesson, with hour and half rental costs about 40$. Overall I thought this experience was a lot of fun! and given the opportunity I would definately wind surf again. Winds vary throughout the day, accommodating many levels of wind surfers. The waters can become quite crowded with surfers during the afternoon.
Written Jun 21, 2008
Snipernurse Says: I arrived to Vasiliki without any lodgings booked. Basically you just show up on the island and someone will direct you somewhere. I stayed with an older couple who have a big house with extra rooms they rent out. They were very pleasant and nice. The lodgings themselves...
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Restaurants are lined along the quay and in the main street. In the high season, it is very busy in the evening and you are not sure to find a table if you have not booked in advance. Restaurants are mainly fish restaurants. In the high season, they cannot rely only on fresh catch and must use frozen fish and seafood.
Written Mar 14, 2006
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At night, in 1977, the only lights were at the restaurant (the only one!) and city lights from the restaurant to the end of the road, at the bottom of the bay. In 2001, I have not taken the photo, but the whole bay was light by the many restaurants all along the quay.
Written Mar 14, 2006
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In Summer, there is a daily ferry connecting Vasiliki to Fiskardo and Sami (on Kefalonia) and Pisaeto (on Ithaca). The space for cars is limited and it is usually booked out. Unless you are a pedestrian, you have better to book in advance.
Written Mar 14, 2006
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Who would have bet that this strange scaffolding would be strong enough to hold a caterpillar engine? I was really amazed that it did stand by its own! That was indeed a Greek miracle!
Anyway, I feel it was better to keep clear, just in case that there was a gut of wind stronger than the previous one. One never knows!
Written Mar 14, 2006
Lefkas, Ormos Sivota, alien boat
JLBG Says: The boat shown on this photo is obviously not a local boat. It was anchored with nobody on board. Boats with side lee-boards, used as rudder, are found in the Netherlands. If it actually came from the Netherlans, it had to sail a long way as well through canals and rivers...
JLBG Says: The island of Lefkas is very mountainous, with mount El?ti Oros toping at 1158m and neighboring mount Stavrotas at 1141m. Thus it receives plenty of rain, mainly in Winter. This is why there are waterfalls near Nidri and here, in Vasiliki, a fountain with ever flowing water,...
Lefkas, Cape Doukato, east view
JLBG Says: The first photo shows the view towards the east. If you enlarge, you will sea in the background, on the left the island of Meganisi and on the right the North of the island of Ithaki, known as the home of Ulysses.The second photo was shot in almost the same direction but...
Lefkas, Cape Doukato, north-west view
JLBG Says: Around the lighthouse, a flat space has been arranged and limited by white walls which makes a very pleasant viewing plarform. The two photos on this tip show the west coast of the island, towards the North. The southern part of the coast is made of cliffs with a few narrow...
Lefkas, Cape Doukato, light house
JLBG Says: At last, we arrive close to the lighthouse. In 2002, there was a small parking that could hold a dozen cars. Two campers seemed ready to spend the night here. This is really a great place for a night! From the parking, you have to walk for a hundred meters on a stony...
Lefkas, Cape Doukato, west, southwards view
JLBG Says: A narrow ?window? in the rock allows to have a great view on the cliffs, with the sea breaking on the rocks. Though the weather is fine, there is a strong wind blowing in your face and you must pay attention not to fall down. The lighthouse is still several kilometers away...
Lefkas, Cape Doukato, east, southwards view
JLBG Says: The peninsula becomes narrower and narrower. The road remains now on the eastern side as the western side is a cliff. A little further, it is possible to park on the side of the road and have a peak into the cliffs and the lighthouse.
Lefkas, Cape Doukato in the background
JLBG Says: Lefkas, Cape Doukato in the background, southwards viewAfter a while, when getting closer to the cape, the road passes again on the western side and at last offers a view on our goal, the cape with its lighthouse. You need to enlarge the picture to view the lighthouse in the...
JLBG Says: When driving from Lefkas, after Khort?ta, you can choose between the direction to Vasiliki, on the left or to Kamilo, Athani, Egremni Beach, Porto Katsiki beach and the cape. The first time I drove to the cape, the 25km or so were entirely a dirt road. Each time I came back,...
Near Vasiliki, in the mountain
JLBG Says: Aghios Petros, 7 km from Vasiliki is in the mountain, on the eastern slope of the Lefkatas range that constitute the peninsula that ends cape Doukato. In this part of the islands, the mountains at much lower than in he center
JLBG Says: The port of Vasiliki has only small fishing boats and the catch is either for own use of the fishermen, or for one of the restaurants. There is no commercial fishing and most of the time, the catch is poor.
JLBG Says: When you drive from Lefkas to Tsoukaladhes, Aghios Nikitas, Kalamitsi, Khort?ta, Aghios Petros, you will suddenly discover the wide bay of Vasliki (Ormos Vasilikis). Besides the city itself, houses are scattered on the slopes and shaded by olive trees.
Vasiliki and the south of Lefkas
Vasiliki, 35 km south to the city of Lefkas has about 350 permanent inhabitants. In summer, the population increases by several folds. It is located in a bay between the two southern capes of the...
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