THE PARGA

Visit Parga and the village of Anthousa

THE PARGA

Parga is a seaside town located in the northwestern part of the prefecture of Preveza in the former province of Margaritiou. It is built amphitheatrically on the Pezovolos hill at an altitude of 139 m. and up to the coast of the Ionian Sea. It has a population of 2.415 inhabitants. It is the historical seat of the municipality of Parga and the municipal unit of Parga has a population of 3.904 inhabitants. The seat of the municipality is Kanallaki, but Parga is the economic, commercial and tourist centre of the region. The municipal community includes the local communities of Agia, Anthousa and Livadari.

The municipality of Parga belongs to the prefecture of Preveza, although it is surrounded by the prefecture of Thesprotia and is located in the southwest of Epirus, near the river Acheron. Parga is about 68 km from Preveza and 40 km from Igoumenitsa and has the picturesque islands of Paxos and Antipaxos opposite.

Today Parga is the busiest tourist resort in the region.

During the summer months Parga is connected daily by ferry with Paxos and Antipaxos. It is also connected to Ammoudia, Corfu and Lefkada.

About fifteen kilometres from Parga is the most important ancient monument of the region. It is the most important necromancy of antiquity, the Necromancy of Acheron. The Ancient Greeks believed that the sources of the river Acheron were the Gates of the Underworld.

BEACHES OF PARGA

Within the Municipality of Parga there are several different beaches and bays. In earlier times they served as ports or anchorages for navigation and helped to make it the commercial centre that it was. Today they have contributed significantly to the development of the city and the region as a tourist destination.
Specifically within the city of Parga is Kryoneri facing the Island of Panagia. In the centre opposite the beach there is a small high rocky islet that the locals call Skorda. Next to it just to the east is Piso Kryoneri, a small beach also within the settlement of Parga surrounded by high cliffs. To the west of Parga is perhaps the most famous beach of the area, Valtos.
A large and touristically developed beach overlooking the back side of the castle and the houses of the area of Parga called Turkopazaro. In the east, 3 km outside the town, there is Lichnos beach, which has two small sea caves.The beach is sandy, but also has some pebbles, and is considered one of the most beautiful in Parga. About 6 km east of Parga after the wetland of Kalodiki there is the St. Yiannakis. Finally, six kilometers west of Parga near the village of Agia there is the beach Sarakiniko. All the above beaches are accessible by road. There are also a number of beaches accessible by sea such as Agios Sostis, Spartila, Pogonia etc.

The castle

the work

Before the construction of the strong castle of Parga, which survives to this day, the inhabitants of Parga tried to keep the city fortified, which was exposed to the sea, so that they could face the raiders. In this effort they had built the first fortifications with the help of the Normans. In 1452 the fortified place was occupied by Hatzi Beis, but in 1454 the inhabitants of the village recaptured it. Jairentin Barbarosato 1537 demolished the existing fortress and town.
The castle was rebuilt with the help of the Venetians, but before it was completed it was demolished again by the Turks. The Venetians in 1792 built for the third and last time a perfect strong fortress, which remained impregnable until 1819, despite the attacks of Ali Pasha of Ioannina, who besieged them from the castle of Agia – Anthousa.
The castle of Parga can be reached through narrow streets and steps from the port of Parga and there is also a paved road leading to the beach of Valtos.
When Parga was sold to the Turks in 1819, Ali strengthened it even more and installed his harem and hammams on top of it, radically remodelling the castle’s spaces.

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