Greek Lighthouses Open to the Public on August 20

Megalo Emvolo Lighthouse – Thessaloniki.

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:

1. Agios Nikolaos – Kea
2. Akrotiri – Thira
3. Arkitsa – Fthiotida
4. Moudari – Kythera
5. Vrysaki – Lavrio
6. Gerogombos – Kefalonia
7. Gourouni – Skopelos
8. Drepano – Patra
9. Drepano – Chania
10. Kassandra – Chalkidiki
11. Katakolo – Ilia
12. Keri – Zakynthos
13. Kranai – Gythio
14. Megalo Emvolo – Thessaloniki
15. Melagkavi – Loutraki
16. Plaka – Lemnos
17. Korakas – Paros
18. Kokkinopoulo – Psara
19. Alexandroupoli – Alexandroupoli
20. Tainaron – Laconia
21. Koprena – Arta
22. Kaki Kefali – Chalkida
23. Monemvasia – Laconia

Tainaron Lighthouse, 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.