It is said that during the Ottoman period the Christian residents of Preveza used to cover the alleyway near the town market with soap to have a laugh at the expense of the unfortunate Turkish soldiers who slipped and fell down. One day the Ottoman commander rode past but his horse lost its footing and the commander fell off. The surprised victim exclaimed “Seytan Bazaar!” The marble slab on the alley’s east entrance was made by the Swedish sculptor Torgny Larsson on the order of the local director Babis Tsokas. The artist was inspired by the local store owners (the butcher, the barber etc) and residents whom he included in his work.