The port is located at Preveza, where the long main shopping street extends from the harbour in the South of the town.

It takes about twenty minutes on foot from the port (always under construction) of St. Nikolaos area to the town center. (St. Nikolaos is the chapel you see from ferry situated on a hill looking down the port). A minibus recently started routes between them for passengers' convenience.

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Cruise Schedule for Preveza.

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Preveza is a town in the periphery of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is a commercial harbor and major tourist destination, and a tourist hub for the region. The ruins of the ancient city of Nicopolis lie 7 km north of the city.

Preveza is famous for its ancient and historical landscape sights and roe caviar.

There are two castles in Preveza, the Castle of St Andrew's which is located to the north of Preveza, and the Castle of St George's located at the southern end of the city. The main fortress of Preveza is called Fortress of Pantokrator after the name of a small church built on its top. The fortress is located 2 miles to the west of Preveza and it is built on the coast of the Ionian Sea. The site is now abandoned and because it is very easily accessible it looks bound for a rapid deterioration.

Unlike many other seaside towns, it keeps much of its original charm, refusing to change for mass tourism. There are many great beaches near the town, and plenty of places for visitors to explore. In July, the town hosts a choral festival, and in the following month there is a festival dedicated to the sardine.

The town is a marvellous place to wander, with its narrow, winding, pedestrian only streets and aging buildings.

The Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel was completed in 2002, and greatly shortens the travel time between the two sides of the gulf and the nearby island of Lefkada, also a major tourist destination.

Across the narrow gulf is Aktion, and to the north is Nikopolis, the site of the Battle of Actium, where Octavius defeated Antony and Cleopatra. What was once a mighty fortress is now in ruins, but the Byzantine walls and the theatre remain today, as well as evidence of Roman baths and an aqueduct. The museum on the site has many artefacts from the period. Nikopolis is a must see for anybody interested in archaeology, mythology and history.

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Shopping hours are a somewhat complicated matter in Greece as they vary according to the type of business. The list below covers the main areas but bear in mind that this is subject to sudden arbitrary and often incomprehensible changes in the law.

Generally the hours between 2.00pm and 5.30pm are dedicated to lunch and the sacred afternoon siesta, especially in the hot summer.

Tourist shops may stay open, so do many kiosks, all the supermarkets, main post-offices and telephone offices.

Apart from kiosks, sweet shops, florists and many tourist shops everything is closed on Sundays. Supermarkets Open at 8.00 am and close at 8.00 pm in winter and 9.00 pm from April to end of October. Saturday they close at 6.00 pm and are closed on Sundays and holidays.

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