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Sights worth seeing in the area are the ruins of
the prehistoric city and some circular graves. Your next
stop on your way around the island is Poros and the lovely
pebbled beach of Mikro Yialo. Vassiliki is Lefkada's southernmost
seaside settlement. Here you can swim from the village's
long, flat beach or hop aboard a caique that will take you
in 30 minutes to Cape Lefkata.
At Lefkata or Sappho's Leap, the most southerly cape on the island,
there once stood a shrine to Apollo, famous throughout the ancient
world. Here, too, they say that the poet Sappho took her life,
flinging herself from the white cliffs, a hopeless victim of her
unrequited love for Phaona.
Your tour of the island finishes with a visit to
Agios Nikitas, a traditional, picturesque fishing
hamlet on the west coast of Lefkada, and a stop
at the island village of Karia, known for its hand
made traditional embroideries. Both before and
after Agios Nikitas you can take a dip in the sparkling
waters of one of the most beautiful beaches of
Lefkada. its line white sand stretches as far as
the eye can see.
From Nidri, you can take a short ferryboat ride to Meganissi, 12 nautical
miles southeastof Lefkada. According to historians, Meganissi has been settled since Homer's
time. It has three villages, sea caves, wonderful beaches and clean waters.
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