Igoumenitsa

Understand

Igoumenitsa is a main gateway to Northern Greece, being the arrival port of many ferry services from Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, and Venice in Italy. It's also the starting point of "Egnatia Odos", a modern motorway which ends to the Greek–Turkish border at Kipoi, providing a fast access to Thessaloniki and Istanbul.

With a population of around 25,000 people, Igoumenitsa is a relatively large town, close to some pleasant beaches.

Get around

The actual city mainly spreads 2.5km along the coast from the in the south over the (next to the actual city center) up to the in the north.

Do

Go swimming at , a long bay next to the bay of Igoumenitsa. The beach is all sand and there are multiple bars that offer sunbeds. However the beach is long enough that you can also choose a spot on your own, if you're lucky even with shadow from a tree. It's 7km from the international port terminal and 5km from the northern end of the city. As of August 2022 there is a brand new paved cycling and walking path from the end of the sea side promenade up to the camping at Drepanos beach. It's completely separated from the road (hence safe to use, e.g. with bike sharing). The last 2km next to the beach are without any shadow. There is also a bus (line 2) going to Drepanos beach once per hour (ask camping staff or people working at bars).

A taxi is .

Eat

North of the domestic terminal there are plenty of restaurants and tavernas.

Go next

Ioannina The seaside resort of is just 25 km away. Sarandë in Albania (60km)