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The fortress of Assos was built in 1585 following a request by local ambassadors that the Venetians reinforce the island’s defense capacities. As it is a closed peninsula, Assos became the natural cho ...

Built in the 12th century AD under Byzantine rule, the Castle of St. George truly flourished under the Venetians. Prior to 1757, this 16,000 sq.ft. structure served as the capital of Kefalonia, and co ...

The Acqui Division Memorial is a monument dedicated to the men of the Italian Acqui Division who were executed by the German occupation forces during World War II. During the war, the island was under ...

Nikos Kavadias (1910-1975) was a Greek poet of Kefalonian descent, whose writings have captured the imagination of countless readers the world over. Known as “the poet of the sea”, Kavadias often drew ...

A stately building on Rizospaston Avenue, the former Kosmetatos residence is one of the only buildings in Argostoli to have survived the 1953 earthquake. A testament to traditional Kefalonian architec ...

While there are two lighthouses that remain intact on the Fiscardo coastline, only one is actually functional. The older of the two was constructed under Venetian rule, and is complimented by a pictur ...

The lighthouse was originally built in 1828 during the British occupation. It was ruined by the 1953 earthquake and was replaced in the 1960’s by a replica of the original built by Takis Pavlatos. It ...

Built in 1813 by the Swiss engineer Charles Philippe DeBosset, the bridge connecting Argostoli with the village of Drapano was an architectural feat—the longest stone bridge to cross seawater. Midway ...

The Korgialenios museum can be found on the ground floor of the Korgialenios library complex. Established in 1962 by Eleni Kosmetatou, the collection takes the visitor on a tour of life on the island ...

Originally built in 1857 by a Venetian architect, Kefalos Theater has been a pillar of the island’s cultural heritage. Though it was destroyed following enemy bombings in 1943, the theater was subsequ ...