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Small Islands
Sidári Kalpáki 8
More than 30 small islands
lie off the coastlines of the main
Corfu Corfu Town Ioánnina islands of this region. Most of these
are rocky and bare, but some have
Igoumenitsa
Lefkimmi GREECE scenic villages and beaches. Vidos,
in Corfu’s har bour, and Dia (see p88),
Párga off Kefalloniá’s south coast, are two of
Paxí
Antipaxí Árta the prettiest. The larg est is Meganísi
(see p77), off Lefkáda’s east coast.
Préveza
Katavothres Tunnel,
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Lefkáda Town Kefalloniá
Lefkáda MAP G5 • Katavothres, Kefalloniá
Ionian Vasilikí Nydrí Sea water dis appears under ground
S ea via this natural tunnel near Argostóli
Astakós
Fiskárdo Ithaki and then makes its way through an
Vathý elaborate subterranean cave system
Kefalloniá across the island to Lake Melissáni
Sámi (see pp30–31). The tunnel was first
Argostóli
Póros dis covered in the 1950s when
experiments were conducted using
Kyllíni dye mixed with the lake’s water.
Katastári
0 km 30 Zákynthos Zákynthos
Town
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Korisíon Lagoon, Corfu
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A massive stretch of water
separated from the sea by sand dunes
and beaches, this lagoon is a haven
for wildlife, such as sandpipers and
egrets. The freshwater lake is around
5 km (3 miles) long and surrounded
by lush vegetation (see pp20–21).
Kastanitha Cave, Paxí
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MAP A5 • Near Lákka, Paxí
Kastanitha cave is one of Paxí’s most
striking natural features. Lying on
the northwest coast near Lákka, the
180-m- (590-ft-) tall cave is a fabu-
lous sight as you approach it by boat. Road winding up Mount Pantokrátor
Mount Pantokrátor,
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Corfu
Mount Pantokrátor, whose name
means “the Almighty”, dominates
northeast Corfu. It rises so steeply
that its peak, at over 900 m (3,000 ft),
is less than 3 km (2 miles) away from
the coast. A mountain road with a
series of hairpin bends leads to its
summit, which affords spectacular
views in every direction (see p64).

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