Lefkas island, a top yacht charter destination in Greece

 
Above photo: Lefkas (or Lefkada) island Ioanian Sea Greece

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Lefkas (Lefkada) island, Ionian Sea, Greece

Lefkada is the most famous island in the Eftanisa. Her reputation has spread during the last years due to its unique landscape, her archaeological sites and her cosmopolitan environment as well as her magnificent seas. Lefkada is an island that is full of contradictions. The contradicting elements that are apparent in this small stretch of land, give the island a distinct eccentricity. Lefkada sways between the traditional and the contemporary, from the simple to the complex, and from the accustomed and unaccustomed elements. Lefkada is composed of two shades: the summer and winter shade. The summer shade appears to be flashy and wild. The summer sounds different, even a loud buzz has something wild, something out of this world to it. During the winter Lefkada is authentic. It is the Lefkada of the good old days. Everything changes, the rhythm lowers and the lights turn off. Whoever experiences a winter in Lefkada, will love and appreciate it, because they will have the chance to realize that is it a place full of character.

In spite of all these things Lefkada is distinctly different both in summer and winter. The only thing that changes is the scenery. It has charmed many anonymous and famous travelers that have written many valuable descriptions of the island. Nikos Kazantzakis even wrote in Toledo that, " Jerusalem, Lefkada, and Moscow are the three cities that amazed him ". Small rocky uninhabited islands that are valuable fishing and herding areas surround it. Marmaronisi, Tragonisi and Parsons are some of the most important ones. The terrain is rocky without many bulges and bays. The winters are mild and the summers are cool.