Lighthouses Across Greece to Open for All on August 20

The Akrotiri Lighhouse onThira.

Twenty-nine lighthouses in Greece will be open to the public on Sunday, August 20, on the occasion of International Lighthouse Day, the Hellenic Navy recently announced.

Part of the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW), the International Lighthouse Day is an annual event that aims to promote public awareness of the role of lighthouses and their need for preservation and restoration.

Visitors to the Greek lighthouses will have the opportunity to learn all about their contribution to the country’s maritime safety, the significant role of lighthouse keepers and the importance of preserving their cultural heritage.

A lighthouse in Greece.

The lighthouses in the following 29 Greek destinations will be open to the public from 10am to 2pm and from 5pm 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 – Chania
9. Kassandra – Chalkidiki
10. Kastri -Othonoi
11. Skinari – Zakynthos
12. Kranai – Gythio
13. Megalo Emvolo – Thessaloniki
14. Melangavi – Loutraki
15. Plaka – Lemnos
16. Korakas – Paros
17. Kokkinopoulo – Psara
18. Alexandroupoli – Alexandroupoli
19. Tainaron – Laconia
20. Koprena – Arta
21. Kaki Kefali – Chalkida
22. Monemvasia – Laconia
23. Lakkas – Paxos
24. Vasilina – Evia
25. Papas – Ikaria
26. Spathi- Serifos
27. Doukato – Lefkada
28. Katakolo – Ilia
29. Koghi – Salamina

The Melangavi Lighthouse at Loutraki.

The International Lighthouse Day launched in 1993 in Scotland and is held on the third full weekend of August every year. The day is celebrated by over 500 lighthouses around the world.