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TRADITIONAL DRESS
The country has many
variations of traditional
attire. Lefkádite men
used to wear a bourzana,
comprising short pants
and a white shirt. Women
wore a full dress, called
Mýlos Beach
Phonograph
6 7 a katolo. No longer worn
Museum
every day, these clothes
For a great day trip
head to beautiful Mýlos This museum has an can be seen at festivals.
Lefkáda is also known
beach (above), which is unusual, private collec­ for its rich silk wedding
nestled in a scenic lagoon. tion of antique radios dresses and traditional
It can be accessed by boat and gramophones. There groom’s outfit of felt
or over the head land are musical instru ments trousers, a white shirt
west of Lefkáda Town. and sheet music, as well and geleki or waistcoat.
as some personal items.
Sánta Mávra
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Fortress Ruins
Dominating the skyline
near the channel are the
ruins of the 14th­century
castle of Sánta Mávra
(below), which was built
to defend the town.

Archaeological
NEED TO KNOW Sánta Mávra Fortress 9
Museum
MAP J1 Ruins: open 9am– Although it looks modern,
Pantazis Kontomixis 3pm daily the town has a long his­
Folklore Museum: T Stratou; Archaeological Museum: tory. Its Archaeological
26450 33443; telephone Ag Sikelianou; 26450 Museum displays artifacts
for timings; adm €2 21635; open summer: from all over the island
Post-Byzantine Art 8am–3pm Tue–Sun; that date as far back as
Gallery: Rontogianni; winter: 8:30am–3pm daily; the early Bronze Age.
26450 22502; open 8am– adm €3, concessions €2
2pm daily (until 7pm Tue); • The linked shopping Agios Ioannis
adm €2 streets, Ioannou Mela and 0
Beach
Monastery of Faneromenís: Goulielmou Dorpfeld, form Lying just outside town,
Frini; 26450 33443; open the city’s pedestrianized
8am–2pm and 4–8pm daily main thoroughfare. A
SIKELIANOU Agios Ioannis is one of
SP. GAZI PANAGOU Mýlos Beach: MAP H1 huge choice of cafés and the finest beaches on the
island. With golden sand,
bars can be found here,
DIMARCHOU
Phonograph Museum:
PANAGOULI
GIANNOULATOU
IOANNOU MELA GOLE MI Kalkani 14; 26450 21635; and on Lefkáda’s main a vivid turquoise sea
and a frequent breeze,
square, Plateia Agiou
open 8:30am–2:30pm
it has become known as
N. ZAMBELIOU
MERARHÍAS daily; adm €2 Spyrodonos. a wind surfing paradise.
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