What is the XTRAIL Raider?

Raiders are a new concept of all terrain 4 wheel drive electric micro-mobility vehicles.

They are light weight and very stable, originally developed for military all terrain use.

Raiders are very easy to operate and a lot of fun.

The tour lasts about 2 hours from and to XTRAIL’s base. Most of it is driving on Lefkada’s trails with a short break and light refreshments (included) at the Café and a short walk to the waterfalls. Afterwards we resume driving in the beautiful scenery back to base.

Nidri waterfall route

Join a unique way to experience the beauty of Lefkada and the thrill of riding the Rider.
Drive close to nature, among olive trees, feel the wind, enjoy the panoramic view from the route.
Have a short and peaceful rest with refreshments at the old Tree Café with sound
The water flowing in the background, before continuing a short walk to the waterfall.
At the waterfall itself you can enter the water to enjoy and refresh yourself.
After the break we will get back on the Raiders and on the village paths between the houses and villages we will ride back to the starting point in Nidri.

Rent by the hour:
In this route you can rent the Raider and experience the Nidra of the surrounding villages and the island of Lefkada in your free time independent of the guide and the group.
With the Raiders you can drive around the island, go down to the paths in the forests and reach the amazing beaches.
The starting point and the return of the raiders in the middle of the street of Nidri

For more details-

office@xtrailraider.gr
+306973051402

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We’ve collected a number of important phones that can help you complete your vacation with a smile.

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Corinth Canal

An amazing canal connecting the Saronic Gulf to Corinth Bay. The length of the canal is 6 kilometers. At both ends of the canal, bridges have been erected for the passage of vehicles. The beautiful canal is known as the passage of tourist ships and private yachts. One of the most spectacular experiences in Greece is the observation of the Corinth Canal, an impressive and unusual engineering enterprise – not only on a local Greek scale, providing the region with the most significant contemporary attraction. For those who come here it is recommended to spend half a day of sailing on a yacht equipped and equipped, to indulge in the stunning views sprouting from all sides from the cliffs where the channel is carved on both sides. In Corinth Canal you can enjoy one of the coolest attractions – bungee jumping, recommended !!! 

The walls of the canal are 90 meters above sea level. Two bridges were built above the canal, one to a railroad track and the other to a main road from the center of Greece to Peloponnosus. Today, mostly tourist ships pass through the canal, since it is not large enough for the passage of modern cargo ships. About 11,000 ships a year pass through the canal. The canal contributed greatly to strengthening the status of Piraeus as a major port in the Mediterranean Sea. For passengers on the way from Athens to Lapadde, the Corinth Canal can be a stunning stopping point on the way. It is amazing that the Greeks do not bother to put signs in the direction of this marvelous Corinth Canal. All this wonder passes under the Autostrada between Athens and Peloponnese without any particular mention. Aitoliko Island is connected to the mainland on either side of two bridges. It is inhabited by about 10,000 inhabitants. It is possible to visit local taverns and restaurants to enjoy the green nature of the island and bird species.

The town of Delphi

The town of Delphi, a mythological historical site called “the home of the oracle” from ancient Greece. The place of the oracle of Delphi is the most important site and by many it is considered as the site of greatest archaeological importance in Greece as a whole. The town of Delphi itself is a small commercial town located on the edge of a cliff and provides an amazing view of the surrounding area. It has small hotels and colorful shops – it is worth visiting the Delphi Museum, which contains a wonderful collection of ancient sculptures and the entire archaeological site, including the Apollo Temple and the Hippodrome.

It is suitable for travelers who decide to spend a night in Athens and then continue on to the station, as this is a little longer

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The village ELAIONAS & DIAKOPTO

On the way north from the Corinth Canal can be found several picturesque villages on the coastline between the villages Elaioas & Diakopto.
We recommend stopping here for the night and driving a roller coaster between Diakopro and Kalavrita. The distance between the two villages is 22 kilometers and therefore the length of the trip is about an hour.

A roller coaster or local name “Odontotos” (Greek: Shen) travels between mountains within the Second Rock Canyon in Greece, climbs the narrow and fantastic ravine to the mountains. The ride is so beautiful and special The train passes through tunnels, streams, waterfalls, and rare landscapes.

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Just a recommended experience !!!

After your stay in the village, it is recommended to take 50 minutes by motorway to the Interio Bridge and through the Rio Port to take a ferry that takes cars (less than the toll bridge) to the other side of the bridge to continue towards Lefkada via Messolongi. On the way to the commando, a stop at Diakopto can be a refreshing experience as well as the continuation of the trip which allows you to observe the bridge hanging from the ferry taking only 20 minutes and enjoy the sea breeze and rest.

Petra – PATRA

Petra is the third largest city in Greece on the way to Lapadde. The city is located in the northwest of Flapanissus, on the Ionian coast. Petra has more than 200,000 residents. It is one of the maritime and land trade cities and has a large and prosperous port. The city coordinates maritime trade routes from the Adriatic and Ionian Sea – a regular ferry line from Italy and the Rio-Antirio bridge. The city is full of caf?s, taverns and shopping centers. There is a market that operates on weekends near the “Passila Alona” square – a playground in the city area and a famous carnival held in the city between February and March. The most prominent site in Petra is the restored Roman Theater, which serves as an open theater for plays and concerts during the summer. In addition, there is the ruins of a Venetian fortress, a vestige of its rule in the city during the 18th century that dominates the city and is now an open site.

After crossing the large bridge of “Petra” turn left at the gas stations can be stopped for souvalki bourekas cheese and other local delicacies.

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Island “AITOLIKO”

The island “Aitoliko” or, as the locals call it, “Island of Birds” is a special island connected to the mainland by two bridges, the island is actually one large town inhabiting about 10,000 inhabitants.
On the island you can visit local taverns and restaurants to enjoy the green nature of the island and the various birds.

AMFILOCHIA

City and City In the northwestern part of Greece, Empolucci is situated at the foot of mountains and at the edge of Ambracian Bay right on the road leading to Lefkada Island. On the boardwalk you can sit and enjoy the view in local cafes and restaurants, beside the pier fishermen are unloading the day’s spoils and colorful fishing expeditions which are transported fresh and fresh to taverns. The city has primary schools, junior high schools and a high school for children and youth from all over the region. Bells from the churches in the background in addition to banks and a supermarket. Definitely worth the last stop before arriving at Lefkada Island.

The city of Lefkada (Lefkas)

The capital city of Lefkada Island could well be the next stop point right after crossing the bridge to the island. Where you can stop eating at excellent taverns for half price, for a good price or a coffee at one of the cafes in the area

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The only boutique hotel on the island of Greece!

The hotel is located above the most authentic Greek village on the island. You can find the shepherds and the villagers in the Serenity area. The hotel is in a very special location. The combination of the location of the hotel (height 400 meters) and the distance from the sea and the angle of the earth provide a panoramic view to the Ionian Sea and the sunset . In the days with good visibility you can see the islands of Caplonia and Etica.

The hotel is located above the picturesque village “Athani” was built after long planning and deep thought by Hani Arbel and Tony Seroussi, carefully planned taking into consideration the landscape and with the intention of creating a house that will be a source of relaxation, recreation and healing for visitors. Built on a hillside, the hotel overlooks the rare beaches of the Ionian Sea and features five unique and inviting suites that are aesthetically and tastefully decorated.

At “Serenity” you can enjoy and spend your time in the swimming pool merging with the sea in a natural forest plot, at the Seranti Lefkada’s restaurant you will find a variety of local dishes prepared at home. You can move your meal in front of the purple sunsets.

“Serenity” is located in a unique location, very close to special tourist sites, among them the beaches known as two beautiful beaches in Europe “Egremni” and “Porto Katziki”, villages “Athani”, “Vasiliki” and picturesque fishing village “Agios Nikitas”. In all of these you will find attractions, places of entertainment, restaurants and taverns.

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10 Amazing Things To do In Lefkada

The Most beautiful island in Greece

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As always, a half marathon is held for Lefkada, an athletic event in the Ionian Islands, which is unique in that it is a semi-marathon among the few that takes place at sunset. The air on the island and in the region is very clean.

The route is flat, comfortable and passes through the special views of the island.
There are 3 different tracks:
Half marathon 21 km, a 10 km route and a 5 km route.

Gulf of Veliko – Lefkas 1890

A rare picture came from a close friend Shabtai Hanan, whose family was born in Taslonki.

Where you can see the Gulf of Volho or anyone who knows a bay in the picture above 100 years ago, you can see the locals, each one of his sailing vessels.

Cultural events and festivals

 The cultural aspect of Lefkada has been well maintained for hundreds of years and brings the residents closer to the old customs. Around the year, religious festivals are celebrated in honor of the village’s patron saint of dancing, dining and decorations of the small churches. Other traditions of events dedicated to literature and art first began on the island of Lefkada and were adopted by many municipalities throughout Greece, with people from all over the world defining Lefkada as their annual meeting point for sharing their customs and traditions.

Religious celebrations

July 7

On July 7, the locals celebrate the holy hiatus of Kyriaki – Kyriaki in the villages of Nidri – Nydri and in the village Vliho – Vliho.

August 15

On August 15, a Faneromeni monastery is celebrated in the village of Frini over the city of Lefkada. The monastery is a very popular pilgrimage spot on the island and dedicated to the Virgin Mary of Dor-Zion.

Traditional Wedding

In August, the residents of Karia – Karia organize traditional weddings, the desire to maintain old customs and combine the young generation with special refreshing. A colorful procession in the streets of the village, accompanied by songs, music and the throwing of flowers in the air, accompanies the groom and bride riding on decorated donkeys. The atmosphere is special and worth every moment of viewing.

International Folklore Festival

Lefkada International Folklore Festival takes place once a year in the last week of August in the town of Lefkada. The festival is marked by the union of people with common traditions. Groups from all over the world come to an annual meeting. On the streets of the town of Lefkada there is a colorful procession of dancers and folklorists dancing cheerfully and dressed in Masoretic costumes, holding flags and singing traditional songs. The procession ends at the beach where all the dancers dance the peace dance together. Worth, do not miss!

Festival of the poet Aristotelis and Allureitis

This special festival is dedicated to an important poet, the island of Lefkada – Aristotelis Valaoritis, who was a Greek island rights fighter and a successful and respected Greek politician. The festival takes place in the town of Nydri where a monument stands to commemorate the sea promenade – the monument overlooks the island of Madouri where the poet’s house stands.

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Lefkada, also known as Lefkas by the Europeans, is a green island surrounded by the blue Ionian Sea, a mountainous island where the mountain chain looks like a backbone that begins in the northeast of the island, which bears the name Lefkada and ends in the southwest of the island.

As a crew member on a catamaran, which took two weeks out of the port city of Perpaza, located north of the island of Lefkada on the mainland, I can tell you that the view from my kitchen and the guest rooms was in different colors and shades of blue, green and sun … Each week the landscape was similar but changed with The mild weather, the mornings were peaceful and calm, the afternoon winds swept us through the islands in breathtaking coves.

The route began with a marina parabez sailing through a sea channel in shallow waters (under us a tunnel passes through the cars from the mainland to the other side, via a shortcut and a way to reach Lefkada more easily for anyone coming from the direction of Ioannina and Praga via Pravza) Clean up the sandy harbor, clean the beach and restore a beautiful wall of stones when the lighthouse sits on the opposite wall and is a tourist attraction in itself. The island is connected to land by a modern bridge that opens every hour from early morning to 22:00. The opening of the bridge stops the traffic from the mainland to Lefkada, back and forth. The drivers, especially the tourists who come to the vacation in Lefkada, go out and photograph the impressive sailboats, ships, catamarans and motorbikes, as well as the colorful local fishing boats that cross the Lefkada Canal on their way south or north at the same time, . Crossing the channel south towards the Great Bay.

From there, they are already climbing from the kitchen to the deck and beginning to photograph the island of Lefkada on the right, the island of Maganisi and the island of Scorpio (an island belonging to the Greek shipping god Aristotle Onassis) in front of us, the islands of the brothers – Castus and Calamus and the mountains of the continent to the left, Of Kapalonia and the island of Itika near it – the scenery is amazing in every direction you look at and the camera does not stop ticking. Of course after lunch the best Greek cuisine (I prepared) begin to look for a berth for afternoon swimming. In every cove they anchored, the water was clear and clean, blue and inviting and very refreshing.

Every morning we sailed from this beautiful bay to Nidri, one of the most impressive in my view. How to enter the bay to the right of the green mountains lies the town of Nidri, a long promenade with lots of colorful sailing boats and boats, full of taverns and bars, clothing and footwear shops. All around, many private sailboats are anchored everywhere. As we continued into the bay that opened in front of us-low residential houses along the water with restaurants and taverns on the waterfront. The night was quiet, the sky was clean and strewn with millions of stars-which gave me an understanding of why the Greeks lived in the faith of the gods-how powerful of nature how beautiful, how calm beneath the sky.

The next morning we sailed to the village of Sibota, the guests wanted to extricate their legs … a cute place – a crescent of restaurants, taverns and mini-martes – sails scattered around and the crowning glory of this colorful town – duck families swimming with fearless ducks among the boats, And enjoy making fun of the little ones in front of our cameras. In the afternoon, we continued in the direction of the town of Vassiliki – Shishar reminded me of Eilat in Katana – a sleepy resort town in the early hours of the morning, which awakens towards the afternoon with the wind flowing from the mountain and then all the surf and hobi kat leave and leave in a spectacular “performance,” dozens of sails and sailboats Sailing back and forth in the spectacular bay.

The captain went down to the local diving club to collect diving equipment and told us that the guys in the club were really nice and were even happy to hear that we were from Israel – because they know and work in cooperation with an Israeli guy named Idan … . Little World – We know Idan and his lovely mother Tony …. On our vacations we decided to get off the catamaran and indulge in a hotel house. Of course, we chose to go to the Serenity, where we stayed for 6 days in a suite (we chose to be both crabs), a couple suite with a breathtaking view of the Ionian Sea. We could see the sea without getting out of bed, the sea people are very important especially when we are on land … lol … Of course we were romping in the Infinity pool that felt like the sea and the sky merged together – and one evening my husband spoiled me with a spa package – massage and relaxation in the And we even got a champagne – we felt most on honeymoon vacation. One morning on the recommendation of Hani and Tony Charming we went to the beach “Igramani” one of the amazing beaches I saw and I – in summary of one word – a postcard! In the evening we decided to take a walk in the village of Atheni – all of them smiling, all nice – we had to practice the little Greek we used to say “Ola Cala” – “Everything is OK” / “T Canis” – How are you? “Andaxi” – “OK” in short, a completely cool language.

I can write more whole pages about the experiences on Lefkada island, it will eventually be a book … maybe I’ll do it, but, meanwhile, strongly recommend anyone looking for vacation, vacation, head cleaning, family trip or romantic couple vacation – Lefkada is definitely worth a visit and visits Returning. Do not let the distance stop you – Arriving at the island is an excursion in itself, there is the Corinth Canal – a famous historical site, there is the charming string bridge of Patras crossing the Poloponese peninsula to the mainland – if you turn right and head towards the city of Delphi you will enter Into a green valley planted with olive groves to the horizon at the foot of the mountains, from there uphill with rounds going up to the town of Delphi and strolling through the famous archaeological site – do not forget to enter the museum – equal worth.

Friends All I have left to tell you: make passports, pack as little as possible – do not forget a swimsuit, a large memory card in the camera and “Pama” (Come on in Greek) Come find out the island worth Libby – Lefkada

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Lefkada Greece – Lefkada Greece invites you to live in an authentic village with pure mountain air without an industrial molecule, surrounded by an amazing and breathtaking landscape of pine groves and close to some of the most beautiful beaches. Local taverns serving traditional dishes, olive groves and vineyards and especially smiling locals.

Are you more interested in a Greek and tourist village ?! Even that you will find! The villages are known as the best windsurfing sites in Europe, with wide and protected bays, along the promenade with many cafes, restaurants, ice cream shops, bars, taverns, local clothing stores and souvenirs.

Today it is possible, Lefkada Greece offers its customers a historic opportunity to realize this dream, due to the deep economic crisis in Greece you can buy an authentic Greek house at a cheap and cost effective price!

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Nightlife in Lefkada:

As the sun goes down the nightlife on Lefkada Island begins in the various towns. Lefkada is an island that combines everything in a unique way, you can find a variety of different restaurants and bars that can cover any preference. Warm up in coffee shops or a quiet restaurant for a delicious dinner and dine by morning dancing in nightclubs.

The island offers you a wide variety of bars and nightclubs that provide a mix of different styles of music such as: house, rock, pop and of course authentic Greek music by DJ’s. Alcohol, young men and women, dancers and dancers from 22:00 to 5:00. And the most popular tourist attractions on the island of Nydri and the village of Vasiliki, as well as local taverns offering meals combined with authentic Greek music and traditional dances.

One of the known clubs in Lefkada is “Cardo”

The club is located in the town of “Vasiliki”. The party begins at about 23:00 and continues until early morning. It is full of people of different ages who enjoy, drink and dance until morning and the music covers almost every preference because it changes from rock to authentic Greek music.

Apart from parties in the small hours, enjoy a variety of beach parties and lunches, with alcohol, good sun and great music. What needs more than that?

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