Agios Petros (meaning Saint Peter) ( el, Άγιος Πέτρος) is a town in the municipal unit of
Apollonioi
Apollonioi ( el, Απολλώνιοι) is a former municipality on the island of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lefkada, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the ...
in the southern part of the
Lefkada
Lefkada ( el, Λευκάδα, ''Lefkáda'', ), also known as Lefkas or Leukas (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, ''Leukás'', modern pronunciation ''Lefkás'') and Leucadia, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Gr ...
Island in
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. Agios Petros is situated on a mountain slope north of
Vasiliki, west of
Syvros, and southwest of
Lefkada
Lefkada ( el, Λευκάδα, ''Lefkáda'', ), also known as Lefkas or Leukas (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, ''Leukás'', modern pronunciation ''Lefkás'') and Leucadia, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Gr ...
.
There are many beaches nearby, with clear blue waters. The village houses are old, but well maintained, with landscaped gardens, which compose an impressive setting that fascinates visitors. The main occupations of the residents are tourism, fishing, livestock and olive trees cultivation.
Subdivisions
*Agios Petros
011 pop: 422*Ponti Agiou Petrou (Πόντη Αγίου Πέτρου)
011 pop: 126
Population
Photos
File:Agios Petros Lefkadas.jpg,
File:Agia Eleousa, Agios Petros, Lefkada.jpg,
File:Plateia Agiou Petrou Lefkadas.jpg,
See also
*
List of settlements in the Lefkada regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Lefkada regional unit, Greece.
* Agios Ilias
* Agios Nikitas
* Agios Petros
* Alexandros
* Apolpaina
* Asprogerakata
* Athani
* Charadiatika
* Chortata
* Dragano
* Drymonas
* Egklouvi
* Evgiros
* ...
References
External links
Agios Ilias on GTP Travel Pages(in English and Greek)
Populated places in Lefkada (regional unit)
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