Parga on the Greek west coast

5 October 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

View of Parga with the Panagia Island © Sakis Kostaris/cc-by-sa-3.0

View of Parga with the Panagia Island © Sakis Kostaris/cc-by-sa-3.0

Parga is a town and municipality located in the northwestern part of the regional unit of Preveza in Epirus, northwestern Greece, with 12,000 inhabitants. The seat of the municipality is the village Kanallaki. Parga lies on the Ionian coast between the cities of Preveza and Igoumenitsa. It is a resort town known for its scenic beauty. The present municipality Parga was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities of Parga and Fanari. Parga is at a distance of 65 km from the Aktion National Airport and during the summer months connected with the surrounding islands (PaxosAntipaxosCorfu).   read more…

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