Nydri (Greek: Νυδρί) is a town and a community on the eastern coast of the island of Lefkada, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Ellomenos. The community includes the small village Rachi. The Greek National Road 42 (Vasiliki - Lefkada (city) - Amfilochia) passes through the town. Nydri is a popular tourist town. In the sea in front of Nydri are several small islands including Madouri, Skorpios, Skorpidi and Sparti. The island Skorpios is the property of the Ribolovlev family.

Nydri
Νυδρί
Nydri is located in Greece
Nydri
Nydri
Coordinates: 38°43′N 20°42′E / 38.717°N 20.700°E / 38.717; 20.700
CountryGreece
Administrative regionIonian Islands
Regional unitLefkada
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community1,402
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The German archaeologist Wilhelm Dörpfeld, having examined the geographical descriptions of Homer in the Iliad and the Odyssey believed that Lefkada was Homer's Ithaca, and that the palace of Odysseus was located west of Nydri on the south coast of Lefkada. He performed extensive excavations at Nydri and uncovered Mycenaean tombs, walls, ruins and artefacts which supported his hypothesis. Dörpfeld spent the last years of his life at Nydri and he is buried there.

Population

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Year Village population Community population
1961 694 -
1991 692 -
2001 1,248 1,394
2011 971 1,218
2021 1,110 1,402
 
Nydri main street
 
Panorama of Nydri
 
Nydri port

References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
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