Preveza to Rodavgi, Greece

The Nicopolis Archaeological Museum was closed the last two days. But today it was open so before we left Preveza we visited the museum and a bit of the ruins. And today entrance was free. That made Duke’s day!!

Nicopolis was a sprawling Roman town founded in 28 BC. In 31 BC, in the Naval battle of Actium Octavian defeated the fleet of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. This ended the Roman Republic. Octavian became the Emperor Augustus. He founded the city of Nicopolis near the site of the battle. The city existed for more than 1000 years. I absolutely love how close we are to such monumental history.

The museum is relatively new. I thought it was excellent and very very interesting.

As we drove through the area of where the city of Nicopolis used to be you could see ruins on either side of the road. At one point we got out and explored a bit. There was an archaeological dig going on.

From Preveza we drove into the mountains to the village of Rodavgi. We are staying at Nisista Lodge. Our room has a fire place and a great view of the mountains. The owner suggested we eat at the nearby local Taverna. It was a tiny cozy place. The food was good and it was full of locals coming and going.