The Sivota is a picturesque seaside village of rare beauty, in the northern Ionian Sea. It is just 24 km south of Igoumenitsa, opposite Corfu.

The natural beauty has made it a magnet for Greek and foreign tourists with special attendance in recent years. Leafing through the pages of this website and through the photographs that we provide you can admire the unique landscape.

The village got its name from the SIVOTA battle (433 BC) between Corinth and Corfu during the Peloponnesian War, as described by the ancient historian Thucydides (460-400 BC) As Thucydides the area which consisted of five islands and coasts, was uninhabited.

Subsequent reports indicate that Sivota:

- To 551 AD the area was destroyed by the Goths.
- In 1294 AD the sivota administered by the despot of Epirus
- To1821 during the revolution were on the islands of Kiriakoulis Mavromichalis.
- Later the village was named successively Volia and berries until 1950, the year he took the official name of Sivota.

Today Sivota, belong to the Municipality of Igoumenitsa.