Lentil Enclosure

The famous lentil of Englouvi grown in plateau of Englouvi law's Lefkada, at an altitude of a thousand meters. THE authentic lentils of Englouvi It is small, brown in color, mixed with many black and pale yellow lentils, as well as lentils with black and dark brown spots. It is easy to boil and, when cooked, it smells wonderful!

Local growers have never agreed to use pesticides for pesticides. Weed control is done by hand, which makes the cultivation of this organic lentil laborious and costly, but at the same time makes it highly nutritious (rich in iron). It is harvested at mid-June and 20-30 tons of annual production are absorbed within 20 days, mostly by hand (from producer to consumer)!

«We must support and protect in every way the authenticity, but also the continuity of life of this rare legume"Explains a young farmer - fortunately several young people have been involved in farming lately - and continues:"The place is still virgin. Until 1967, the plateau did not even have roads and only in 1986 did the first tractor in the area arrive. Much has been done in recent years, but what we take for granted is that we will not make any concessions in terms of quality.».

In festival of Agios Donatos, in the small church located on the plateau of Englouvi, between the walk (stone vaulted buildings that are found only in this place), the housewives cook in the traditional way Lentils of Englouvi in large chunks and entertain guests, along with olives, salted sardines and wine.

Visitors - more than two thousand - have the opportunity to enjoy the wild landscape with terraces and crops and the complex of unique and historic walks, wells and threshing floors located in the surrounding area.