Lighthouse Service

Nearly 18,000 people visited the 18 Greek lighthouses that were opened to the public on August 18, World Lighthouse Day.

Visitors were given tours by lighthouse keepers, officers of the Hellenic Navy who are responsible for their uninterrupted operation and upkeep.

The great illustrator and cartoonist Gisis Papageorgiou discovered the magical allure of lighthouses in 1980 thanks to Vice Admiral Stylianos Lykoudis, who is considered the father of Greece's lighthouse network.

The ability to learn about the contribution of lighthouses to the safety of navigation, to the exploitation of the lighthouse network as a cultural heritage and the contribution of lighthouses to the operation of the network will be made on Sunday 18 August, in the context of World Lighthouse Day.

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