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Santa Mavra castle

Welcome to Lefkada from this splendid Venetian-style castle.

In ancient times it even enclosed the entire city to defend it from the assaults of the Ottoman invading barbarians. It is a fortification that dates back to the Middle Ages and was one of the largest Hellenic defensive structures at the time.

Unfortunately conquered for a short period of time by the enemies, it returned to Christian hands thanks to the Venetians who rebuilt it and gave it its current form with its famous reinforcement of 7 bastions at the corners.

It is possible to visit it, there are still the cannons that defended it. A temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite once it was nearby.

Just 2 km east on the mainland are the ruins of the ancient city of Lefkada, abandoned around 1300 by virtue of the castle, more easily defensible.

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