Northern Ionian

Vonitsa is a beautiful Venetian port on the Gulf of Amvrakikos or Amvrakia, with a new quay overlooked by an impressive Byzantine castle. Ashore you will find everything you need including banks, supermarkets, beaches and a good selection of tavernas and cafes.

A bustling small lonian city at the entrance of the Amvrakikos gulf Preveza is a busy commercial centre but at the same time has narrow alleys filled with fantastic tavernas, café bars and shops together with neoclassical houses, belfries and some wonderful examples of Turkish and Venetian architecture.

Preveza is home to the international airport, also known as Aktio or Aktion only 20 minutes in the car to the Island Sailing Lefkas marina Ionian yacht charter base in Greece. The Greek Ionian town of Preveza is well known for its beautiful beaches on the coast of the Ionian Sea, its Byzantine monasteries, wetlands of Amvrakikos Gulf and Venetian castles.

Travelling to Lefkas

Mourtos is a small village on mainland Greece, north of the Ionian Sea hidden behind a group of tiny islands, called Sivota or Syvota.  Mourtos has a beautiful boulevard and a number of terraces along with to stroll, take a cold drink and admire one of the most beautiful sunsets in the area. The town quay is perfectly laid out for sailing yachts with a few places to eat and drink. Nearby there are lots of anchorages and places to stop off for lunch.

The small port village of Plataria is situated in the northwest coastline of the Greek mainland. Opposite Plataria lies the south tip of Corfu island, the tip of Asprokavos, separated by a narrow channel of 9 nautical miles. Plataria has a new harbour with ample berths for sailing yachts of all sizes. It is a traditional Greek fishing village and with a good selection of locally produced foods as well as a beautiful sandy beach which is popular in the summer.

Also known as Lefkada, Lefkas Town is the capital of the island of Lefkas situated on the northeast coast where the island is joined to the mainland by a causeway and 50 metre swing bridge. Lefkas town, home to the Island Sailing Greek yacht charter marina base, is ideally located for both the North Ionian and South Ionian sailing areas. The cruising area is ideal for yacht charter holidays allowing you to go as far north as Corfu and as far south as Kefalonia (Cephalonia).

Home to Island Sailing’s first yacht charter base in Greece in the modern marina on the beautiful Greek Ionian island of Lefkas (also known as Levkas or Lefkada) is the only island in Greece accessible by car. Lefkas marina is the most modern and well equipped in the Greek Ionian and ideally located for yacht charter holidays exploring the North Ionian and South Ionian island sailing areas and is just 20 minutes from our local airport at Preveza.