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Where to stay in Preveza

Photographed in 2016. Photo: Dimitra Papadimitriou, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Places to stay in Preveza

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About Preveza

Aktion airport sits across the strait from Preveza, about 7 km by road through the undersea tunnel. Most bases are further: Lefkada Town about 22 km, the Lefkada beach resorts 36 to 59 km and Parga about 65 km.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Aktion Airport (PVK), run by Fraport Greece, on the Aktion side of the strait. By road about 7 km to Preveza town, 22 km to Lefkada Town and 65 km to Parga. Limited free short-term parking opposite the terminal; buses to Preveza and Lefkada, tickets from the driver. Source
Aktio-Preveza tunnel
The only undersea road tunnel in Greece, 1,570 m long, links the airport side with Preveza. It has a toll station; Wikipedia gives EUR 3 for a car as of January 2026, unverified with the operator as of September 2026. Source
Climate resilience fee
Per night and per room or property, the same across Greece. April to October: short-term rentals EUR 8, or EUR 15 for a detached house over 80 m2; tourist residences EUR 8, or EUR 15 from 80 m2; tourist villas EUR 15; rented rooms EUR 2; hotels EUR 2 to 15 by stars. November to March: EUR 0.50 to 4. Article 44 of the Code of indirect taxes (Law 5177/2025); unchanged for 2026. Source
Municipal visitors' fee
0.5% of the price of stays under six months, paid by the guest. Lefkada kept its 2025 levels for 2026 (council decision 217/2025) and no decision raising the fee was found for Preveza or Parga. Private hosts with one or two properties do not charge it. Source
Listing number
Every short-term rental must show its 11-digit AMA, the registry number from the tax authority AADE, on every platform and advert. Licensed properties show a 16-digit ΕΣΛ or a 7-digit ΜΑΓ number instead. Source
Rental safety rules
Since 1 October 2025 each short-term rental needs smoke detectors, a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, a guide to emergency numbers and civil liability insurance (Law 5170/2025). Source
Parking in Parga
Council decision 39/2026 opens three school yards near the centres of Parga and Kanallaki as free car parks in the summer months after the school year, on public holidays and at weekends, because of congestion from uncontrolled parking. Source
Porto Katsiki car park
Lefkada leases its 59-space car park above Porto Katsiki to an operator who may charge at most EUR 5 per car, EUR 2 per two-wheeler and EUR 10 per caravan (lease to 31 December 2027). Source
Monthly stays
Under 60 days per contract is a short-term rental in Greece, with the per-night fee and the AMA; 60 days or more without extra services is an ordinary lease. Airbnb calls 28 nights or more a monthly stay. Source
Entry
Greece is in the Schengen area and uses the euro. Visitors from outside the EU without a visa, British and US citizens among them, can stay 90 days in any 180; the EU Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. Source
Emergency number
112 Source

Areas of Preveza

The waterfront promenade of Preveza with cafes under the trees, a yellow sailing boat and a line of yachts moored along the quay on a sunny day
Photographed in 2008. Photo: Γιάννης Χουβαρδάς, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Preveza town

The port town on the north side of the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf, linked to Aktio by the undersea tunnel, with the ruins of ancient Nicopolis 7 km to the north. It is the closest base to the airport, and the municipality holds 2026 Blue Flags for Monolithi, Kyani, Kanali and two more beaches.

Aktion airport
about 7 km
Lefkada Town
about 27 km
Monolithi beach
about 12 km

Car and parking

No municipal parking scheme for Preveza town was found as of September 2026, so ask the host where the car goes. From the airport the road runs through the tolled tunnel, about 7 km.

Aerial view of Lefkada Town among olive groves, with the lagoon, the causeway and the marina beyond it and the mainland coast across the water
Photo: Apaleutos25, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lefkada Town

The capital and main town of Lefkada, in the north-east of the island, at the island end of the causeway and floating bridge from the mainland. It suits a base with shops and restaurants, and it is the Lefkada base closest to the airport. The beach listed as Lefkada-Gyra holds a Blue Flag for 2026.

Aktion airport
about 22 km
Agios Nikitas
about 14 km
Porto Katsiki
about 43 km

Car and parking

The municipality leases plots in and around the town as public car parks; their charges were not found as of September 2026. Ask the host whether a space comes with the stay.

A road curving above the bay of Nydri on the east coast of Lefkada, with sailing boats at anchor, the town on the shore and wooded hills across the water
Photographed in 2014. Photo: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Nydri

A resort town on the east coast of Lefkada, on the main road south, facing the islets of Madouri, Skorpios, Skorpidi and Sparti. Day boats leave Nydri for Porto Katsiki. It suits boat trips and the sheltered east coast.

Aktion airport
about 38 km
Lefkada Town
about 17 km
Vasiliki
about 20 km

Car and parking

No official parking source for Nydri was found as of September 2026. The boats to Porto Katsiki save the drive over to the west coast.

Houses and tavernas with wooden balconies above a stone sea wall at the back of the sandy beach in Agios Nikitas, with a small dinghy on the sand
Photographed in 2012. Photo: spheeris, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Agios Nikitas

A small beach resort village on the north-west coast of Lefkada, about 10 km south-west of Lefkada Town in a straight line. It suits a stay on the west coast of the island.

Aktion airport
about 36 km
Lefkada Town
about 14 km
Porto Katsiki
about 30 km

Car and parking

No parking source for the village was found as of September 2026. At Porto Katsiki, about 30 km away by road, the municipal car park has 59 spaces and the operator may charge at most EUR 5 per car.

The harbour of Vasiliki on the south coast of Lefkada, with small fishing boats in calm water, waterfront tavernas and mountains behind
Photo: DominikCK1999, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vasiliki

A town on the south coast of Lefkada, known for windsurfing in summer because of an afternoon thermal wind in the bay. West Ferry runs from here to Fiskardo on Kefalonia in about 60 minutes. It suits windsurfers, sailors and island hopping.

Aktion airport
about 59 km
Lefkada Town
about 37 km
Porto Katsiki
about 15 km

Car and parking

No official parking source for Vasiliki was found as of September 2026. It is the base closest to Porto Katsiki by road, about 15 km.

The bay of Parga with clear water by the harbour wall and rocks, the castle hill covered in pines and colourful houses climbing the slope
Photographed in 2014. Photo: Annatsach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Parga

A resort town on the Epirus coast between Preveza and Igoumenitsa, with a medieval castle on the hill above the harbour and the Blue Flag beach of Valtos. It suits a mainland beach holiday north of the airport rather than the island.

Aktion airport
about 65 km
Preveza town
about 61 km

Car and parking

Summer parking is short: for 2026 the municipality opened three school yards near the centres of Parga and Kanallaki as free car parks after the school year, on holidays and at weekends, citing congestion from uncontrolled parking. Ask the host for a space.

Guides

Questions

Is it better to stay in Preveza or on Lefkada?

Preveza town is the closest base to Aktion airport, about 7 km by road. Lefkada Town, about 22 km away across the causeway and floating bridge, is the island base closest to the airport; Agios Nikitas, Nydri and Vasiliki sit on the west, east and south coasts.

Is there a tourist tax near Preveza?

Greece charges a climate resilience fee per night and per room or property: EUR 8 for a short-term rental from April to October and EUR 2 from November to March, and EUR 2 to 15 for hotels by star rating in summer. Hotels and professional hosts also add a municipal visitors' fee of 0.5% of the price in Preveza, Lefkada and Parga.

Where can a car park in Parga in summer?

For summer 2026 the municipality opened the yards of the 1st and 2nd primary schools of Parga and the Kanallaki secondary school as free car parks after the school year, on public holidays and at weekends, citing congestion from uncontrolled parking. Ask the host whether a space comes with the stay.

Is there a toll on the Aktio tunnel?

Yes, there is a toll station on the tunnel between Aktio and Preveza. Wikipedia gives EUR 3 for a car as of January 2026; no tariff page from the operator was found, so the amount is unverified as of September 2026.