Parga is a small resort town on the Ionian coast of Epirus, in north-western mainland Greece, built like an amphitheatre around a bay dotted with green islets. More about Parga →
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Passengers come ashore at the small harbour in the centre of Parga, on the waterfront below the old town. The castle is about 600 m away on foot, Anthousa Castle about 6 km and the Necromanteion of Acheron about 20 km by road.
0.6 km · ~9 min by car
Venetian castle on the headland above the harbour.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Passengers come ashore in the town harbour, so the old town, the castle and the beaches of Kryoneri and Valtos are all within walking distance. The Necromanteion, Anthousa Castle and the Acheron springs are easiest by taxi or excursion; intercity buses link Parga with Preveza but do not serve these sites. No official taxi fares are published, so agree the price before you ride. No cruise shuttle is published.
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Parga has no dedicated cruise terminal. Passengers come ashore at the small town harbour, on the waterfront promenade at the foot of the old town, with cafes and tavernas lining the quay. The castle is about 600 m away on foot and Valtos beach lies just beyond it.
Meal prices are approximate per-person ranges at restaurants in the harbour area and old town.
Cafes, bars and fish tavernas line the quay where passengers come ashore.
Tavernas and bakeries in the stepped streets climbing towards the castle.
Town beach east of the harbour, facing the Panagia islet, with tavernas along the sand.
Long beach beyond the castle, with beach bars and tavernas, reached on foot over the headland.
Parga is a small resort town on the Ionian coast of Epirus, in north-western mainland Greece, built like an amphitheatre around a bay dotted with green islets. Colourful houses climb to the walls of a castle that guarded this Venetian outpost for four centuries. Passengers come ashore on the harbour front, a short walk from the old town lanes, the castle and the beaches of Kryoneri and Valtos. Beyond the town lie Ali Pasha's hilltop fortress at Anthousa, the ancient Oracle of the Dead at the Necromanteion of Acheron and the springs and gorge of the mythical Acheron river.
The castle crowns the rocky headland between the harbour and Valtos beach, its walls following the edge of the cliffs. Parga placed itself under Venetian protection and served for four centuries as a Venetian outpost on the Epirus coast; the fortress was burned by Ottoman fleets and owes its present form mainly to later Venetian rebuilding. When the town was handed to Ali Pasha, most Pargians left for Corfu, and he added a polygonal citadel at the top of the hill. Entry is free, and the walk up through the old town ends at views over the bay and the Panagia islet.
On a steep hill above the villages of Anthousa and Agia, about 6 km from the harbour, stands the fortress Ali Pasha of Ioannina built to besiege Parga, then under French and later British protection. Its monumental west gate is flanked by two towers, and a 15 m bastion-tower facing Parga held the gun batteries that could reach the town 1,200 m away. It lost its purpose only a few years later, when Parga was handed to Ali Pasha. The site gives wide views of the coast; a trail also climbs here from Valtos beach past the Anthousa waterfall and old watermills.
At Mesopotamos, about 20 km south of Parga where the Acheron and Cocytus rivers meet, the Necromanteion was believed to be a gateway to the Underworld, linked in the Homeric epics with Odysseus' visit to the seer Tiresias. From the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic period it was a place of rituals to consult the dead. Visitors explore a stone complex with underground rock-cut chambers and a vaulted hall of fifteen arches known for its acoustics, beneath the monastery of St John the Baptist. Tickets EUR 10, reduced EUR 5.
Inland, about 2 km from the village of Glyki, the clear waters of the Acheron, the mythical river of the Underworld, emerge from the mountains of Souli and run through gorges shaded by old plane trees. The area is protected under Natura 2000. An easy trail leads from the Glyki information centre to Skala Tzavelena, and a longer hike follows the gorge past the arched Dala bridge to the narrows known as the Gate of Hades. When the river can be waded, it is also popular for rafting, kayaking and horse riding.