Useful info for Preveza

Useful info for Preveza

How to get to Preveza By car: You can drive to Preveza via the national routes: Ioannina – Preveza, Igoumenitsa – Preveza, Arta – Preveza. From Athens via Rion-Antirrion the distance is approx. 370 km. From Thessalonica the distance is 444 km. From Patras the distance...
Historical Buildings in Preveza city

Historical Buildings in Preveza city

The Venetian Clock Tower The Venetian Clock Tower with the famous solar clock, is located at the historic city centreand it is a building of 1752, a typical example of the architecture of the Venetian domination. Later, the “hat” was added on top and the belfry of the...
Fairyland of Castles in Preveza

Fairyland of Castles in Preveza

Αgios Andreas Castle Agios Andreas’ castle (Ic Kale) is situated at the north of the city of Preveza next to the sea. It was built by the Ottomans at the beginning of the 17th century as soon as the castle of Bouka had been demolished, since its absence made it harder...
Worth visiting Monasteries in Preveza

Worth visiting Monasteries in Preveza

Church of Agios Varnavas, Louros The church of Agios Varnavas is 3 km off on the east of the village of Louros, among the River Louros and its tributary Kseropotamos, in a forest of poplar trees, willows and plane trees. Two signs report that the church was built...
Churches in Preveza

Churches in Preveza

Metropolitan Cathedral of Agios Charalampos The Metropolitan Cathedral of Agios Charalampos, at the centre of the historic city and next to the Clock Tower, where an older temple used to stand, is a building of the 18th century. The amazing icons of the iconostasis...

Museums of Preveza

Archaeological museum of Nikopolis At the new museum of the archaeological site of Nikopolis, a prestigious roman city – symbol of victory of Octavian at the naval battle of Aktio is displayed, as well as Nikopoli of earlier Byzantine years. At the first hall there is...