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Ayia Varvara Destination Guide

Touring Ayia Varvara in Greece

Ayia Varvara in the region of West Greece is located in Greece - some 171 mi or ( 275 km ) West of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ayia Varvara

Time in Ayia Varvara is now 07:34 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vonitsa, Preveza, Perigialion, Patras, and Palairos. Being here already, consider visiting Vonitsa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ayia Varvara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Lefkas and Marina

4:21 min by kprimmer
Views: 12222 Rating: 4.79

Lefkas Marina and views of Lefkas Town and the island, Video taken with a Canon Powershot SX1 IS at 1080 HD ..

Lefkas Flowers

1:15 min by kprimmer
Views: 5269 Rating: 5.00

The island of Lefkas is one of the Ionian is of Greece which during springtime is a mass of colour with an abundance of wild flora. This video was taken wit a Canon Sureshot SX1 IS at a resolution of ..


Lefkada - Λευκάδα, Greece - 8 min.

7:52 min by Robert Polasek
Views: 4373 Rating: 4.75

Lefkada Island - Λευκάδα, Nidri, Porto Katsiki, Egremni, Gialos, Kalamitsi, Megali Petra, Kathisma, Agios Nikitas, Milos, waterfalls, Geni peninsula, Agia Kyriaki, Desimi, Poros, Mikros Gialos, Syvota ..

IONIAN Sail 2010 - Part 3

13:01 min by koenibert
Views: 3334 Rating: 5.00

Sailing in Greece, Ionian Islands, May 2010. Part 3 : Meganissi, Lefkas, Skorpios, Preveza ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Aktion National Airport

Aktion National Airport is an airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece. It is also known as Lefkada Airport. The airport is also used by NATO and Hellenic Air Force Command.

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Located at 38.93 20.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Airports in Greece, Buildings and structures in Epirus (region), Preveza

Battle of Actium

The Battle of Actium was the decisive confrontation of the Final War of the Roman Republic. It was a naval engagement fought between the forces of Octavian and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. The battle took place on 2 September 31 BC, on the Ionian Sea near the city of Actium, at the Roman province of Epirus vetus in Greece. Octavian's fleet was commanded by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, while Antony's fleet was supported by the ships of Queen Cleopatra of Ptolemaic Egypt.

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Located at 38.93 20.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 31 BC, Battles involving the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Julio-Claudian dynasty, Naval battles of the Hellenistic era, Naval battles of the Roman Republic, Roman Epirus

Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel

The Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel is an undersea road tunnel across the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf in western Greece. It links Epirus and the city of Preveza on the north shore of the gulf with the cape of Aktio (Actium) in Aetolia-Acarnania, in Central Greece. Completed in 2002, the tunnel is an important piece of infrastructure in a previously underdeveloped region, and greatly shortens the travel distance between the two sides of the gulf, which previously was only possible by ferry.

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Located at 38.95 20.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Epirus (region), Preveza, Transport in Greece, Transport infrastructure completed in 2002, Tunnels completed in 2002, Tunnels in Greece, Undersea tunnels

Actium

Actium was the ancient name of a promontory of western Greece in northwestern Acarnania, at the mouth of the Sinus Ambracius opposite Nicopolis, built by Augustus on the north side of the strait. On the promontory was an ancient temple of Apollo Actius, which was enlarged by Augustus, who, to memorialize the Battle of Actium, instituted or renewed the quinquennial games known as Actia or Ludi Actiaci. Actiaca Aera was a computation of time from the battle.

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Located at 38.95 20.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Archaeological sites in central Greece, Corinthian colonies, Former populated places in Greece, Populated places in Ancient Greece, Roman sites in Greece

Greek National Road 42

The Greek National Road 42 is a highway in northwestern Aetolia-Acarnania and in Lefkada, Greece. It links the town of Lefkada with the Greek National Road 5 in Amfilochia, passing through the town of Vonitsa. The eastern part of the GR-42, between Amfilochia and Vonitsa, runs along the southern shore of the Ambracian Gulf. The highway contains a bridge over the Vonitsa Lagoon. A drawbridge form the connection of the island of Lefkada to the mainland. The road ends in the town of Lefkada.

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Located at 38.92 20.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Aetolia-Acarnania, Lefkada, Roads in Greece