Lady’s Island in Parga

This is the Lady’s island with its little church, named Panagia Holy Chapel, in Parga, Greece.

Parga has a long history through the centuries. That is why she is rightly called “The Princess of Epirus”. It is a seaside town located in the northwestern part of the prefecture of Preveza and overlooking the Ionian Sea. Parga is built amphitheatrically inside a green picturesque cove overlooking the lush island of Panagia. Lady’s Island stands haughtily in the calm waters of the port. The small church of Panagia with the characteristic all-white bell tower stands on the little island. French conquerors built it in 1808 in order to control the small ships in the port which were not visible from the main castle. The locals told us that many couples from all over the world decide to get married here!

We visited Parga for a weekend during our summer vacation but we were really lucky to get such an amazing and colorful sunset. We climbed the stairs up to top of the hill where I took this long exposure photo of the famous tourist attraction.