Eighteen lighthouses around Greece will be open to public on Sunday, in commemoration of this weekend’s International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW), an annual event held on the third full weekend of August each year.
In terms of the 18 lighthouses open to the public in the east Mediterranean country, the visiting hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Some of the sites will also allow access to the tower (*).
Specifically, the open lighthouses are:
Megalo Emvolo-Thessaloniki*
Akrotiri-Thira (island of Santorini)
Arkitsa-Fthiotida*
Moudari-Kythira Island
Gourouni-Skopelos Island*
Keri-Zakynthos Island*
Kranai-Gythio*
Melagavi-Loutraki*
Plaka-Limnos Island
Koraka-Paros Island
Alexandroupolis
Tenaro-Laconia
Kaki Kefali-Halkida*
Vassilina-Evia Island
Doukato-Lefkada Island*
Katakolo-Ilia*
Drepano-Patra*
Antirrio Castle-Nafpaktos
The Hellenic Navy’s Lighthouse Service website https://yf.hellenicnavy.gr/ provides the history and details the particular feature of each lighthouse.
