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.