Vasiliki ( el, Βασιλική, ''Vasilikí''; formerly Voivoida (Βοϊβόδα, ''Voïvóda'') is a town in the municipal unit of
Apollonioi, on the island 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 ...
,
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 ...
. It is situated on the south coast, 4 km south of
Agios Petros and 25 km southwest of
Lefkada (city)
Lefkada City ( el, Πόλη της Λευκάδας, ''Póli tis Lefkádas'') is a city and 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 ...
.
Vasiliki is a well known windsurfing spot during the summer months due to a local thermal wind known amongst windsurfers as 'Eric'.
There are often over a hundred windsurfers in the bay at any one time. The area is also popular with other sailing craft and mountain bikers. Several holiday companies operate in Vasiliki providing windsurfing and sailing equipment for their guests to use.
Population
See also
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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
Vasiliki on GTP Travel Pages(in English and Greek)
Vassiliki Tourism and HolidaysVasiliki Destination
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Populated places in Lefkada (regional unit)