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Parga Πάργα
Location
Parga
Coordinates	39°17′N 20°24′E / 39.283°N 20.4°E / 39.283; 20.4Coordinates: 39°17′N 20°24′E / 39.283°N 20.4°E / 39.283; 20.4
Location within the prefecture [show]
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Epirus
Prefecture:	Preveza
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City
- Population:	4,033
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	32 m (105 ft)
Postal:	480 60
Telephone:	26840
Auto:	ΡΖ
Website
parga.gr

Parga (Greek: Πάργα) is a town and municipality located in the northwestern part of Preveza Prefecture in Epirus, northwestern Greece. It is surrounded entirely by the prefecture of Thesprotia and is the only municipality in Greece that is surrounded by another prefecture. Parga lies on the Ionian coast between the cities of Preveza and Igoumenitsa. It is resort town known for its scenic beauty.

[edit] History

The settlement dates back to ancient times and used to be called Ypargos. In 1570, a Venetian fortress was established on the rocky headland to the north of the town. Parga, like the rest of the Periphery of Epirus joined Greece following the Balkan Wars.

[edit] Geography

View over Parga, looking west

The island of Panagia off the coast of Parga

Parga is situated on a hillside with a road linking Anthousa and GR-19. A promontory and a rocky hill with various types of pine trees is situated in the west and a small promontory with trees to the east. In Parga's bay, between the town beach and the harbour, there is an islet on which is a chapel and jetty. The island can be easily visited by swimming the short distance from the town beach. Lake Kalodiki is situated to the east.

Parga is surrounded by mountainous countryside, which is rocky and bushy in the east while it is forested and grassy to the northwest. A view of Paxoi and parts of southern Corfu can be seen and sometimes Lefkada as well. The Venetian castle separates Parga's bay and harbour from the long sandy crescent shaped Valtos beach. There are excellent views of both bays from the now ruined fortress. There are daily tourists from the island of Corfu and to Paxoi.

Parga has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church, a post office, banks, a port situated in the central part with ferries to the beaches in the central and the eastern part of Parga, taverns and a square (plateia).

[edit] Transportation

Parga Castle covered with trees

The town of Parga is linked with direct suburban buses (KTEL) to other Greek cities or towns such Igoumenitsa, Preveza and Athens. There are also non-direct connections to Thessaloniki and Ioannina, although during summer there is a direct bus to Ioannina. The closest airports to Parga are these of Aktion/Preveza (75 km) with direct flights from/to Athens, Thessaloniki and some Greek Islands and charters from abroad, of Ioannina (120 km) with direct flights from/to Athens, and Corfu's (49 km + car-ferry from Igoumenitsa) with direct flights from/to Athens, Thessaloniki, Europe and Greek Islands.

[edit] Municipal districts

• Agia (Agia, Sarakiniko)
• Anthousa (Anthousa, Trikorfo)
• Livadari (Livadari, Vryses)
• Parga (Parga, Agia Kyriaki, Agios Georgios, Maras, Chrysogiali)

[edit] Historical population

[edit] See also

• List of communities of Preveza

[edit] People from Parga

• Panagiotis Aravantinos (1811-1870), historian and scholar
• Dimoulitsas family, fighters of Greek War of Independence
• Pargali Ibrahim Pasha, one of the most notable grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
• Andreas Idromenos (1764-1843), scholar