Valtos Beach

Valtos Beach is a large crescent-shaped beach that is a 20-minute walk northwest of , . The beach has a 3 km coastline that includes white sand with soft pebbles, areas of greenery, and deep, blue waters.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Epirus, Greece
  • Also known as: “Valtos”

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
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Anthousa Castle, also known as Ali Pasha's Castle, is a fortress near the settlements of and Agia, overlooking in , Greece. It was built in 1814 by the Albanian Ali Pasha of Yanina as part of his efforts to capture Parga. is situated 2½ km northwest of Valtos Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anthousa and Agia.

Village
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, 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. is situated 4½ km northwest of Valtos Beach.

Village
is a village in , , . Until the end of World War II it was mainly inhabited by a Cham Albanian community. During the Interwar period the gendarmerie of Preveza under colonel Stavrakakis often sent notifications to the High Administration of Epirus concerning the activities of the Albanian mayor of the town Daut Buza, which the gendarmerie labeled as anti-national. is situated 8 km north of Valtos Beach.

Valtos Beach

Latitude
39.28547° or 39° 17′ 8″ north
Longitude
20.39249° or 20° 23′ 33″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8GF279PR+5X
Geo­Names ID
8224727
Wiki­data ID
Q7912676
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Valtos Beach” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Valtos Beach”
  • Greek: “Βάλτος/Parga Beach Resort”
  • Swedish: “Valtos Beach”

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Highlights include Parga Bay and Ákra Keladió.

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