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THE ISLAND THE FACILITIES
The festival will take place at Lefkada Island.

Lefkada is an island of the Ionian Sea and belongs to the island complex of Eptanisa. It lies between the islands of Corfu and Kefalonia. It is very close to the shores of the western mainland of Greece. Only a small strip of sea separates the island from Akarnania and a fifty meter floating bridge connects them.

The name of the island “Lefkada” routed from the name “Lefkas Petra” or “Lefkas Akra”, an ancient name of today’s Leukata, the southern cape of the island. The wild white rocks of the cape where, according to legend, poet Sapfo ended her life in the name of love, gave the name to the city and then to the entire island. According to geographer Stravonas the Corinthians renamed the ancient city of Nirikos to Lefkada, capital of the island.

Lefkada covers an area of 302.5 square kilometers and is the fourth in size island in the Eptanese complex, with a population of 23,000 people. Lefkada along with the islands of Meganissi, Kalamos, Kastos, Scorpios, Skorpidi, Mathouri, Sparti, Thilia, Kythros and other smaller ones, constitute the province of Lefkada with the city of Lefkada as the capital, its six municipalities (Lefkada, Ellomenos, Apollonion, Karyas, Sfakioton and Meganissi) and two counties (Kalamos and Kastos).

Lefkada’s coastline is also very rich. It is comprised of impressive beaches, peninsulas, capes - the Lefkata Cape in particular - coves that make magnificent natural ports, distinguishing the ones of Vlihos, Syvota and Routha in the east and Vassiliki in the south side of the island. Many consecutive coves exist in Meganissi creating small but impressive fjords.

Classes will be held at “Artiria Dance Studios” located at the new marina of Lefkada. The three Studios that will be used for the purposes of the festival are located 500 meters away from the center of Lefkada and are on the 70,000 m² artificial island that was built for the marina.

Rest of the activities, such as jams, lectures video presentations will occur by several beaches near the area of Agios Nikitas. This is also the area that participants will be staying.



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