Parga Bay

Parga Bay is a bay in , . Parga Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay near Parga, Preveza, Greece
  • Also known as: “Limín Párgas”, “Ormos Pargas”, “Parga bay”, “Port Parga”, and “Torynis”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Parga and Castle of Anthoussa.

Castle
Photo: ΣΟΛΑΚΙΔΗΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΣ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parga Castle is a medieval hilltop citadel complex in the town of , , . Located on the top of a hill overlooking the town, it has been an important landmark since the 15th century due in part to the strong fortifications used to protect the town from invasions from land and sea.

Castle
Photo: ΣΟΛΑΚΙΔΗΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΣ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anthousa Castle, also known as Ali Pasha's Castle, is a fortress near the settlements of and Agia, overlooking in , . It was built in 1814 by the Ottoman Albanian Ali Pasha of Yanina as part of his efforts to capture Parga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parga and Anthousa.

Photo: Samulili, CC BY 2.5.
is a small town on the Ionian coast of mainland , just between the cities of Igoumenitsa and Preveza, in the region of .

Village
Photo: Lakim, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, known before 1927 as Rapeza is a village in the municipality of , of , in western . In 2021 its population was 673 for the community, which also includes the village Trikorfo.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in Epirus, . In addition to the settlement of Sarakiniko, it forms the local community of . A few hundred years ago, the actual settlement of was located on the bay where Sarakiniko lies today.

Parga Bay

Latitude
39.2796° or 39° 16′ 47″ north
Longitude
20.39758° or 20° 23′ 51″ east
Open location code
8GF279HX+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 297248979
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
255734
Wiki­data ID
Q25006326
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Satellite Map

Discover Parga Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Parga Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Órmos Párgas”
  • French: “Baie de Parga”
  • German: “Bucht von Parga”
  • Greek: “Όρμος Πάργας”
  • Italian: “Baia di Parga”
  • Swedish: “Órmos Párgas”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort of Panagia island and Panagia.

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