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NYDRI
Nydri and the surrounding area of the Municipality of Ellomenos
are located on the south-east side of Lefkada. It has many
outstanding physical beauties, both on the coasts as well as
the hinterland, which leave every visitor in awe. In this region
the morphology of the earth varies. It combines the island's
largest fertile plain, Englimenos, with the mountain ranges
of Platystoma, Vakeris, Neochori, Alatros and Fternos, with
the beaches and tourist resorts that are visited by thousands
of holiday-makers.
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The large, leeward bay of Vlychos, which extends far into the dry
land, constitutes an excellent natural harbour, hospitable to all
the boats which sail in the waters of the Ionian Sea. The
whole of the Vlychos peninsular is a luscious green which hugs the
coast and
reaches round as far as the opposite side from Nydri. It is as though
the islands of the Prinkiponisa (Prince's Islands), which are small
wooded islands, Skorpios, Skorpidi, Madouri, Sparti and, further
away, Meganisi float upon the calm sea. And opposite, on the edge
of the horizon, the coast of Akarnania on the Greek mainland, frames
this unique and exquisite picture, a picture which differs during
every hour of the day.
A few years ago, Nydri and its surrounding
area was nothing more than a small fishing community. Most of the
inhabitants lived in small, semi-mountain villages located higher
up, at Rachi, Vavkeri and Platystoma, and were involved in agriculture,
live-stock rearing and fishing, as were all the villagers of the
island. The rapid development of tourism gave the area a great push
and won over the majority of the locals. Today, the place is very
different from how it was in the past.
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