The 61st Lefkada International Folklore Festival took place from 20 to 25 August 2023. The audience enjoyed dance groups from Georgia, the Far East, and Latin America, especially Mexico, with elements from Mayan culture. The young photographer Valentina Faber kindly provided the pictures from the closing ceremony.
Hydra, overrun by tourists did not appeal to us and because of the acute lack of berths and the overabundance of tourists, we did without. Porto Heli we left out because of the always large crowd.
At the next stop, Pylos, we can moor with a gentle breeze. The huge bay has history! Here in the bay of Navarino the united naval force of France, Russia, and England once sank 53 of 89 Turkish warships