Lefkada is on the Ionian Side of Greece. Porto Katsiki beach was so blue it looked like a blue paint can had fallen over into the sea. We had to reach the beach by staircases of 100 steps or more.
We stayed in a villa near Karia, a village which is nicknamed the “embroidery capital of the Greece. 
Nydri is the larger town nearby. It was a good 20 minute drive down the mountain to get to the port town of Nydri.
Restaurant recommendation: Taverna Kara Boulas 
Excursions on Lefkada were totally different from any of the other Greek islands we’ve been to. Lefkada is old-fashioned in the way that it’s not touristy and it has an authenticity to it. When you look onto the port from the mountainside, it looks like a 1950’s postcard.
A full week there was perfect. You can walk right up to any boat on the port and ask for the two cruises I recommend. Captain Gerasimos’s boat with the huge eye on the mast is the one I recommend. Our villa was a paradise to come home to everyday. http://www.booking.com/hotel/gr/lefkada-villas.html
Excursions to check out: 
- star gazing cruise (from the port)
- Onassis cruise (from the port)
- amusement part in Nydri
- The Fort of Aghia Mavra
photos by Patrick and GIna
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