Kastos

Description

Kastos is a Greek island and a former community east of the island of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece. The nearest island is Kalamos, with a deep channel between them the mainland is approximately 5 kilometres to the northeast in Aetolia-Acarnania. The island has only one village, the homonymous Kastos, located on its east coast. It has a population of about 80, involved mainly in fishing and tourism services. During the summer Kastioti of the diaspora return for holidays and, together with the fluctuating visitors arriving on yachts, form its seasonal character. The island is 7 km long from north to south, and 800 m wide. The area is 5.901 square kilometres and its highest point is 142 metres over the Mediterranean Sea level.