Parga, an iconic place by the Ionian Sea, Greece

Parga, an iconic place by the Ionian Sea, Greece

Once you're caught in its spell, the sea holds you in its wonderful web forever. - Jacques Cousteau

Hello dear travel lovers

I hope you are well and as far as I know this weekend for some of you will be celebrating, the new year, the year of the water rabbit, God, I am fascinated to see and read new information that I did not know before about other places from all over the globe.

Today we will go together to visit Parga, an iconic place located on the shore of the Ionian Sea in Greece, very important not to confuse the name of this place Parga with Prague, Parga is in Greece and Prague is in the Czech Republic at a distance of over 1800km (19 hours by car ).

When we say Greece, the thought takes us especially to the Greek islands, turquoise and clear water, white and fine sand, Greek holiday atmosphere, narrow and cobbled streets.

Where is Parga?

Parga is a city transformed into a mega tourist resort, lying on the shore of the Ionian Sea, near the city of Igoumenitsa, why I brought this city into discussion, because if you come here by car, you must follow this city on the map.

How can you get here?

To get to Parga the fastest you can use the plane, there is a fairly small airport nearby (Aktion), the only problem would be the transfer from the airport to the resort, other ways to get here are either by personal car or by within a group organized by coach.

How did we get here?

Before arriving in this part of Greece, I spent a few days in the resorts of Albania (I will upload a few more posts with some absolutely beautiful places in Albania) after which I crossed the borders between Albania and Greece, I don't remember how it was called the area where the borders were, but I know that I followed Gps Igoumenitsa.

The route to the resort was mostly on the highway, less through Albania where we had the opportunity to see some unreal beautiful landscapes from a hilly area.

Arriving here by car, believe me, you had no place to throw a needle, so many cars were parked in private parking lots and on the side of the road, everything was like a general chaos, we drove around the resort several times on the narrow and sometimes even cramped roads, at one point we wanted to park the car somewhere about two kilometers away, but we said let's make another trip to see if we might be lucky and after more than an hour we found a private parking lot that had free spaces, initially we didn't know why are there so many free places there, I understood why only after I asked how much parking costs, I didn't know what to do so I left the car in that private parking lot where I paid 8 euros/day.

We took the backpack on the back and started to explore the city on the shores of the Ionian Sea, my goodness, how tangled the streets are here, we had to mark our location on the GPS, otherwise I don't know if we could still find the parking lot where we left the car, I don't think the city that it has such a large population, probably a few thousand inhabitants, but the tourists think that there were three times more than its inhabitants.

We made our way through the crowd and wandered through the streets of the city and at some point we arrived at a beautifully arranged seafront with some elegant terraces, here we saw a huge anchor, many shops with souvenirs and other beach items.

We continue walking along the seafront until we reach the small port of Parga, here the image is captivating, with those fishing boats anchored in the sea, with beaches with fine sand and sunbeds as if lined up in a straight line, the image of houses and hotels arranged like an amphitheater, the perfect images for a perfect holiday by the sea.

Parga is not big so we got from one side to the other relatively quickly, but after all that walking through the burning sun we got hungry, we had two options either to stop at a restaurant or to stop at a tavern there, we tried both.

We decided to eat something traditional at a tavern with a small terrace in front, after which we moved to a restaurant right on the seashore where we served a refreshing drink, I want to mention that Parga is not cheap, on a gyros (food traditional Greek) a cola and a mineral water I paid 4.5 euros/piece and for the soft drink served on the seashore I paid 2.5 euros/bottle, I have to admit that the prices are a bit high, the same can be said about the prices for souvenirs or the price to rent a lounger (12 euros/day/lounger), but that's it, when you're on vacation it's worth making an effort.

In the area of the taverns, I saw that there are some travel agencies, moreover, there is also a tourist train that makes tours of the city for a fee, unfortunately we did not have time for a city tour, although we really wanted to, maybe next time , also in this area if you reserve a whole day you can cruise in places with spectacular beaches and you can also visit the island of Corfu.

We didn't choose to stay in the sunbeds area, but we took a walk to an area where there was no longer a beach, in a rocky area, here we were lucky enough to be us and a few people, we had a little privacy, crystal clear water, turquoise color and an idyllic image of the shore of the Ionian Sea.

We spent a lot of time here so we packed up and headed to the parking lot to pick up the car and head home catching a spectacular sunset.

In conclusion, if you visit Parga, Greece (I recommend that you do it), schedule a few days to be able to walk it quietly (the city is not big), to have enough time for the beach, to test the night life and more to schedule a cruise on the island of Corfu.

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P.S. The attached pictures you have just seen are taken by me with my mobile phone in Parga, Greece, and the text is also designed by me.

Yours @triplug!