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Archaeological site · Preveza Municipality · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Archaeological site Nikopolis in Preveza Municipality

Nikopolis is an archaeological site in Preveza Municipality, Preveza Regional Unit. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

Archaeological site Nikopolis in Preveza Municipality
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The story

Audio tour · Nikopolis

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You're standing among the ruins of Nicopolis, near Preveza in Greece. The name means City of Victory, and that tells you exactly why it's here. In 31 BC, near Actium, Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra. To celebrate that victory, he founded this city.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Marsyas assumed (based on copyright claims). · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Nikopolis, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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