Lefkada is the fourth Largest Island in the Ionian Sea and the smallest prefecture of Greece.  It lies between Corfu and Kefalonia islands and has a population of 23,000 inhabitants.  It boasts beautiful seaside hamlets and picturesque mountain villages.   A floating bridge connects it to the Acarnian coast, something that has given it the name "the mainland island"  The island was named after Lefkata cape, located at the southern most point of the island which in ancient times was called Lefkas Petra (white stone) or Lefkas Akra (white edges)