At Pyrgi, on a hill above the village of Poros, in the south-east of the island, the ruins of a tower-shaped farmhouse from the end of the 4th century BC can be seen. (or of the 3rd BC). It is considered the oldest surviving castle. The excavation was carried out in the middle of the 20th century by
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At the Lefkata cape (or Niras or Kavo tis Kyras or Kavo Doukatos) are located the ruins of the temple of Apollo. At the sanctuary of Lefkata Apollo, patron of sailors, pan-Hellenic holidays were held annually at the beginning of Spring. Poets of the 6th century BC century associate the god with love
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In the center of the city of Lefkada, the foundations of a house from the 1st half of the 6th century BC were discovered. century. The house has a rectangular floor plan (63 sq.m.), dimensions 14X4.50 m., with 3 rooms. The masonry consisted of rough bricks, with stone-built foundations while the
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In the Kalligoni area, 2 km east of the country, is Nirikos, the ancient city of Lefkada that covered a large area, from Kalligoni and Kariotes to the slopes of Koulmos (Acropolis) and the coast of Akarnania. In the archaeological site of Nirikou, architectural remains from the walling of the
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