Vasiliki, Lefkada
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| Vasiliki Βασιλική |
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| Prefecture: | Lefkada |
| Province: | none |
| Municipality: | Apollonioi |
| Number of municipal districts: | 1 (Agios Ilias - seat) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
38.627 (38°37'44") N 21.3088 (21°36'34") E |
| Population: (2001) -Change (from 1991) -Percent of the municipality |
431 +17.12% 13.32% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
24 m |
| Postal code: | GR-310 80 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-26450 |
| Car designation: | EY |
Vasiliki (Greek: Βασιλική), also Vassiliki is a town of the municipality of Lefkada, Greece in the island and the prefecture of the same name. The village is linked with a road linking with the island capital and to Porto Katsiki and the eastern half of the island. The mountains surround the island and are made up with bushes, grasslands, rocks and a couple of trees, farmlands lie within the valley areas and around the villages.
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[edit] Nearest places
- Agios Petros, north
[edit] Population
| Year | Village Population | Change | Percent of the municipality |
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| 1981 | 371 | - | - |
| 1991 | 368 | -3 or -0.81% | 10.59 |
| 2001 | 431 | 63 or 17.12% | 13.32% |
[edit] Information
The picturesque village is well-served with restaurants and small shops ,hotels such as www.grandnefeli.com and the port supports ferries to nearby Ithaca and Cephalonia, making the town a minor centre for tourism.
Vasiliki Bay is reputed to offer excellent sailing conditions reliably from May through September and several companies take adavantage of this to offer sailing and windsurfing holidays. The strong cross-shore wind is said to result from the interaction of the prevailing wind and the sea breeze. Sometime in the afternoon, heating of the hills to the east of the Bay accelerates the gentle sea breeze, while turning it across the shore, creating a strong, steady breeze.
The Vasiliki Bay cross-shore breeze ranges between a strong breeze and a gale. The local sailing company, Wildwind, permits only experienced sailors to sail in the cross-shore, but it does encourage visits by advanced and expert sailors by offering the highest performance catamarans and dinghies, including Hobie Fox, Hobie Tiger, Hobie FX One, Hobie 16, 49er and the laser series.
The Bay is also home to Club Vassiliki, which claims to be Europe's largest and best equipped windsurfing centre.
[edit] Other
Vasiliki has a school, a lyceum (middle school), a secondary school (gymnasia), a church, banks and a square (plateia).
[edit] External links
- Map and aerial photos:
- Vasiliki on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Street map information from: Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
[edit] See also
| The municipality of Apollonioi |
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