Tour of Meganisi
Meganisi is the largest island of a group (Skorpios, Thilia, Kythros and more). It is a picturesque and verdant island very close to Lefkada, an unexplored green paradise and the ideal place for quiet and peaceful holidays.
It has graphic settlements with traditional architecture, fine beaches with crystal and clear waters, quiet life and hospitable inhabitants. The tourist infrastructures are excellent. There are many hotel units, apartments, rooms and villas to let, restaurants, fish taverns and entertainment shops.
Meganisi has a good road network and local transportation.
The island has 3 settlements: VATHY is built around the port, SPARTOCHORI and KATOMERI the capital which attracts many visitors.
Vathy is one of the main villages of the island and the point where the ferry calls. It is beautiful with whitewashed houses and a few churches facing the sea. You will find a number of traditional taverns serving local specialties.
Spartochori village is located above the port. It has stone-built cottages and traditional fish taverns.
Katomeri the capital, is a typical island village with traditional architecture and hospitable inhabitants. In the village you will find traditional taverns. Porto Atherino is the port of Katomeri and it is used by fishing boats.
The most popular beaches are Agios Ioannis, Spillia, Pasoumaki, Ambelakia, Atherinos, Faros, Limonari, Elia, Loutrolimni and Bereta.
Agios Ioannis is a long beach on the western coast of the island. Close to the beach there is the homonym church from which it took its name.
Spilia beach is located at the far end of the homonym bay in Spartochori and has pebbles and crystal clear waters.
Limnonari is very close to Katomeri. Its coast is sandy and its waters very clear. Fanari beach is famous for its picturesque atmosphere. It has a pebbled coastline and crystal clear waters. It can be reached by boat from Vathy.
On the island, there are some interesting and beautiful caves.
Papanikolis is one of them, named after submarine sheltered during World War II.
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