Quick Guide
to Lefkada

Lefkada is the capital and the main town of the island. It has approximately 8000 residents who live mostly on tourism and agriculture.
What is typical of Lefkada Town is the unique architecture. Forget the ordinary white-washed houses and buildings you come across on most of the Greek islands. The Town suffered from two major earthquakes which destroyed almost the entire island. When the town was destroyed by the earthquakes of 1948 and 1953, the buildings were re-built from scratch and that is what lead to its distinct architecture This time the buildings were made of wooden skeletons and coloured sheets of metal. It is not the typical Greek island architecture and you will certainly not find such buildings in the mainland either. Be open-minded, embrace the local aesthetics, and the welcoming nature of the locals together with the beauty of the nature will reward you!

Tsoukalades is a small village on the north west of Lefkada, only 6 km. away from the town. It's a traditional village, located on a plateau 200 m. above sea level , with a fantastic view to the Ionian sea, amongst countless olive trees.
The village took its name, most likely to the red clay that's in the soil, and was used by the first residents to make clay pots (tsoukalia).
In Tsoukalades you can find taverns, cafeterias, grocery stores and buy excellent quality olive oil and local wine.
There are 3 beaches near Tsoukalades, that are can be reached by car:
Kaminia beach, Gialou Skala and Pefkoulia,
the later one being the biggest of them.

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