28 lighthouses to open for the public on August 21

Some 28 lighthouses across the country will be open to the public on Sunday, August 21, in celebration of International Lighthouse Day 2022, the Greek Navy said on Saturday.

They will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and people will have the opportunity to learn about the contribution of lighthouses to navigational safety and their significance as cultural heritage.

International Lighthouse Day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday in the month of August.

These are the locations of the lighthouses:

1. Agios Nikolaos – Kea island 2. Akrotiri – Santorini island 3. Arkitsa – Fthiotis 4. Mudari – Kithira island 5. Vrysaki – Lavrio 6. Fiscardo – Kefalonia island 7. Gourouni – Skopelos island 8. Drepano – Chania, in island of Crete 9. Kastri – Othoni island 10. Keri – Zakynthos island 11. Skinari – Zakynthos island 12. Kranai – Gythio 13. Megalo Embolo – Thessaloniki 14. Melagavi – Loutraki 15. Plaka – Lemnos island 16. Koraka – Paros island 17. Kokinopoulou – Psara island 18. Port of Alexandroupolis 19. Tenaro – Laconia 20. Koprena – Arta 21. Kaki Kefali – Chalkida 22. Monemvasia – Laconia 23. Lakkas – Paxi island 24. Vasilina – Evia island 25. Pappa – Ikaria island 26. Spathi – Serifos island 27. Doukato – Lefkada island 28. Katakolo – Ilia