With easy access and with wonderful beaches, Lefkada, the beautiful island of the Ionian Sea, is one of the most favorite tourist destinations of Greece, attracting each year thousands of Greek and foreign travellers. Among them there are a lot of pilgrims who don’t miss the chance to visit the largest and oldest monastery of the island, the historical Monastery of Faneromeni. Dedicated to its patron saint, Virgin Mary, dominates at a location with a panoramic view towards the Ionian Sea and Epirus.