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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
- Argostoli, Fanari Kefalonia, Tel: 26710 24525
- Karavomylos Beach,
Sami Kefalonia, Tel: 26740 22480
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Domestic Port Authorities
- 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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