Greek Lighthouses Open to the Public on August 20
Twenty-three lighthouses in Greece will be open to the public on Sunday, August 20, on the occasion of International Lighthouse Day, the Hellenic Navy has announced.
Visitors will have the opportunity to learn all about the importance of lighthouses and the role of lighthouse keepers.
The lighthouses in the following 23 Greek destinations will be open to the public from 10am to 8pm:
- Agios Nikolaos – Kea
- Akrotiri – Thira
- Arkitsa – Fthiotida
- Moudari – Kythera
- Vrysaki – Lavrio
- Gerogombos – Kefalonia
- Gourouni – Skopelos
- Drepano – Patra
- Drepano – Chania
- Kassandra – Chalkidiki
- Katakolo – Ilia
- Keri – Zakynthos
- Kranai – Gythio
- Megalo Emvolo – Thessaloniki
- Melagkavi – Loutraki
- Plaka – Lemnos
- Korakas – Paros
- Kokkinopoulo – Psara
- Alexandroupoli – Alexandroupoli
- Tainaron – Laconia
- Koprena – Arta
- Kaki Kefali – Chalkida
- Monemvasia – Laconia
The International Lighthouse Day is part of the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW), an annual event held on the third full weekend of August each year and celebrated by over 400 lighthouses around the world.