Â˘Î¿‰· / Lefkada - Grimaldi Group
Â˘Î¿‰· / Lefkada - Grimaldi Group
Â˘Î¿‰· / Lefkada - Grimaldi Group
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ÔÚÂÈÓfi ¯ˆÚÈfi Ù˘ §<strong>Â˘Î¿‰·</strong>˜.<br />
Panoramic view of Eglouvi, the highest<br />
mountain village of <strong>Lefkada</strong>.<br />
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‰È·ı¤ÙÂÈ ·ÍÈfiÏÔÁË ºÈÏ·ÚÌÔÓÈ΋<br />
√Ú¯‹ÛÙÚ· (¤¯ÂÈ È‰Ú˘ı› ÙÔ 1850) ηÈ<br />
ÃÔÚˆ‰›·, ÂÓÒ ÛÙËÓ fiÏË ·fi ÙÔ 1955<br />
‰ÈÔÚÁ·ÓÒÓÔÓÙ·È Î¿ı ∞‡ÁÔ˘ÛÙÔ ÔÈ<br />
«°ÈÔÚÙ¤˜ §fiÁÔ˘ Î·È ∆¤¯Ó˘», Ô˘ ÂÚÈ-<br />
Ï·Ì‚¿ÓÔ˘Ó ÔÌÈϛ˜, Û˘ÌfiÛÈ·, Û˘Ó·˘-<br />
ϛ˜, ı·ÙÚÈΤ˜ ·Ú·ÛÙ¿ÛÂȘ Î·È ÂÎı¤-<br />
ÛÂȘ ˙ˆÁÚ·ÊÈ΋˜ Î·È ÛÙȘ Ôԛ˜ ¤¯Ô˘Ó<br />
Û˘ÌÌÂÙ¿Û¯ÂÈ, ηٿ ηÈÚÔ‡˜, ÎÔÚ˘Ê·›ÔÈ<br />
ÂÈÛÙ‹ÌÔÓ˜ Î·È Î·ÏÏÈÙ¤¯Ó˜, Ì ¯·Ú·-<br />
ÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈÎfiÙÂÚË ›Ûˆ˜ ÂÚ›ÙˆÛË ÙËÓ<br />
ÂÌÊ¿ÓÈÛË Ù˘ ª·Ú›·˜ ∫¿ÏÏ·˜, ÙÔÓ<br />
∞‡ÁÔ˘ÛÙÔ ÙÔ˘ 1964. ÙÔ Ï·›ÛÈÔ ÙˆÓ<br />
«°ÈÔÚÙÒÓ» ‰ÈÂÍ¿ÁÂÙ·È, ›Û˘, Î·È ÙÔ<br />
·ÁÎfiÛÌÈ·˜ Ê‹Ì˘ «¢ÈÂıÓ¤˜<br />
ºÔÏÎÏÔÚÈÎfi ºÂÛÙÈ‚¿Ï» Ì ·Ú·ÛÙ¿ÛÂȘ<br />
ÎÔÚ˘Ê·›ˆÓ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎÒÓ Î·È Í¤ÓˆÓ ÊÔÏ-<br />
ÎÏÔÚÈÎÒÓ Û˘ÁÎÚÔÙËÌ¿ÙˆÓ, Ô˘ ·ÚÂ-<br />
Ï·‡ÓÔ˘Ó ·ÓËÁ˘ÚÈο ÛÙÔ˘˜ ‰ÚfiÌÔ˘˜ Ù˘<br />
fiÏ˘ ÎÚ·ÙÒÓÙ·˜ Ù· Ï¿‚·Ú¿ ÙÔ˘˜.<br />
∂Í¿ÏÏÔ˘, Ô ªÔ˘ÛÈÎÔÊÈÏÔÏÔÁÈÎfi˜<br />
ŸÌÈÏÔ˜ «∞fiÏψӻ ∫·Ú˘¿˜ ‰ÈÔÚÁ·ÓÒ-<br />
ÓÂÈ ÛÙÔ ¯ˆÚÈfi ÙËÓ ·Ó··Ú¿ÛÙ·ÛË ·Ú·-<br />
‰ÔÛÈ·ÎÔ‡ Ï¢η‰›ÙÈÎÔ˘ Á¿ÌÔ˘ (ÛÙȘ 11<br />
∞˘ÁÔ‡ÛÙÔ˘), ÂÓÒ Î˘Ú›ˆ˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ηÏÔηÈ-<br />
ÚÈÓÔ‡˜ Ì‹Ó˜ Û ÔÏÏ¿ ¯ˆÚÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡<br />
Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÔÔÈÔ‡ÓÙ·È ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈΤ˜ ÂΉË-<br />
ÏÒÛÂȘ Î·È ·Ó·‚ÈÒÓÔ˘Ó ÁÓ‹ÛÈ· ÙÔÈο<br />
·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ·, Ô˘ ‰ÂÓ Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ¯¿ÛÂÙÂ…<br />
the actor Tsavalas Karousos, the<br />
internationally acclaimed opera mezzo -<br />
soprano Agnes Baltsa, the historian<br />
Nikos Svoronos and many others. The<br />
busts of many of these notable persons<br />
are placed in the park of Boschetto, in<br />
the city of <strong>Lefkada</strong>. <strong>Lefkada</strong> also has an<br />
acclaimed Philharmonic Orchestra,<br />
(founded in 1850) and choir, while the<br />
“Festival of Literature and Art” takes<br />
place annually in August since 1955, with<br />
many conferences, speeches, concerts,<br />
theatrical plays and art exhibitions with<br />
the participation of prominent scientists<br />
and artists. A memorable appearance in<br />
the festival was the one of Maria Callas,<br />
in August 1964. The famous<br />
“International Folklore Festival” of<br />
<strong>Lefkada</strong> attracts many visitors every<br />
year, with the performances of Greek<br />
and foreign folklore groups that parade<br />
in the streets of the city. Moreover, the<br />
Music and Philology Association<br />
“Apollon” of Karya performs the reenactment<br />
of the traditional wedding of<br />
<strong>Lefkada</strong> (on August 11), while during the<br />
summer months many other cultural<br />
events are organized in many villages of<br />
the island, including traditional feasts you<br />
should not miss…<br />
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ÙÔ ÂÛˆÙÂÚÈÎfi ÙÔ˘ οÛÙÚÔ˘ Ù˘ ∞Á›·˜ ª·‡Ú·˜<br />
ÛÒ˙ÂÙ·È Ô ÔÌÒÓ˘ÌÔ˜ Ó·fi˜ (13Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ·), Ô˘ ÔÏ-<br />
ÏÔ› οÙÔÈÎÔÈ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ÂÈÛΤÙÔÓÙ·È Î¿ı ¯ÚfiÓÔ<br />
ÛÙȘ 3 ª·›Ô˘, Ë̤ڷ ηٿ ÙËÓ ÔÔ›· ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙ÂÈ Ë<br />
ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·.<br />
Many inhabitants of <strong>Lefkada</strong> visit, every 3rd of May,<br />
the church of Saint Maura, built into a castle and<br />
dating from the 13rd century.
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