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Prefecture
Of Kefalonia
- Area
(sq.km):
904
- Population
(2001):
39.579
- Population
Density(hab/sq.km):
44
- Capital
City:
Argostoli
- Number
of Hotels:
104
- Number
of hotel Rooms:
6.665
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State
Tourism Offices
- Name:
Argostoli Information Office
- Location:
Argostoli
- Address:
Provlita Teloniou - 28100 Argostoli
- Telephone:
26710 22248
- Fax:
26710 22248
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Tourism Police Stations
- Name:
Tourism Police Station
- Location:
Argostoli
- Address:
52, I. Metaxa Street, P.O. Box 281 00 Argostoli
- Telephone:
26710 23226
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Camping
Sites
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Argostoli, Fanari Kefalonia,
Tel: 26710 24525
- Karavomylos
Beach,
Sami Kefalonia, Tel: 26740 22480
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Domestic
Port Authorities
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City:
Argostoli
- Category:
Port Authority
- Tel:
26710 22224, 26710 22397
- VHF
Channels:
12,18
- City:Fiskardo
- Category:
Port Authority Station
- Tel:
26740 41400
- VHF
Channels:
12,18
- City:
Lixouri
- Category:
Port Authority Station
- Tel:
26710 94100
- VHF
Channels:
12,18
- City:
Poros
- Category:
Port Authority Station
- Tel:
26740 72460
- Fax:
26740 72460
- VHF
Channels:
12, 18
- City:
Sami
- Category:
Port Authority Station
- Tel:
26740 22031
- VHF
Channels:
12,18
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Long Distance Buses
- From
Athens daily to: VATHI
- Ktel
Address:
Kifissou St.
- Tel:
210 5150785
- Route:
08.45
- Return:
07.00
- Price:
22,14
- Duration:
7 hrs 30'
- From
Athens daily to: ARGOSTOLI
- Ktel
Address:
Kifissou St.
- Tel:
210 5150785
- Route:
07.45, 09.00, 13.00, 17.00
- Return:
06.45, 07.15, 14.30, 16.30
- Price:
23,48 - 29,49
- Duration:
8 hrs
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Caves
- Name:
Agios
Gerasimos
- Location:
Argostoli
- Description:
Agios
Gerasimos Cave, situated 3 km away. This is where Agios
Gerasimos, the island's patron saint, led an ascetic life
before settling to the Valley of Omalon.
- Name:
Spilies
- Location:
Fiskardo
- Description:
The Caves situated on the hill of Spiliovouno are sites
of archeological interest. In close proximity, are found
remains of Cyclopean walls.
- Name:
Drakospilia
- Location:
Lixouri
- Description:
Dracospilia Cave (the cave of the dragon), located to
the S.
- Name:
Zervati
- Location:
Sami
- Description:
The Zervati Cave, located in the area of Karavomylos,
measures 18 m deep and 75 m long. It features two small
lakes whose banks support aquatic plants that are rarely
encountered in Greece. It is not open to the public.
- Name:
Aggalaki
- Location:
Sami
- Description:
The Aggalaki Cave, found in the area of Poulata, is surrounded
by fourteen other caves. It has a 50-m-deep cauldron-like
opening, and comprises a lake with a surface area of 3.000
m2 approximately, and a subterranean karst branch that
extends over some 8.000 m2. The cave is not open to the
public.
- Name:
Drogarakis
- Location:
Sami
- Description:
The Drogaratis Cave, found 5 km away, is truly a manifestation
of the grandeur of Nature which has crafted itself this
"sculptural" masterpiece. Once inside the cave,
the visitor is instantly captivated by this remarkable
workshop of the earth, where stalactites and stalagmites
are being formed for thousands of years. The reflection
of sunlight on the stalactites creates an unworldly, dream-like
atmosphere. The cave contains a 44-m-long descending passageway
that leads to a chamber of 30 x 40 m. The latter, decorated
with multi-hued stalactites and stalagmites, is noted
for its excellent acoustics and is arranged for concerts
(a special platform has been erected along the back wall
of the cavern). Its domed roof is intact and is of a unique,
magical formation. The Drogarati Cave is a rare geological
phenomenon and attracts thousands of visitors.
- Name:
Sakos
- Location:
Skala
- Description:
The Sakkos Cave is a site of archeological interest, found
at the location that bears the same name, between Skala
and the Temple of Apollo. It consists of two cavities
linked by a small tunnel. It has yielded findings attesting
to its use by prehistoric peoples.
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