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Kefalonia has also been suggested as the Homeric Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, rather than the smaller island bearing this name today. Robert Bittlestone, in his book Odysseus Unbound , has suggested that Paliki , now a peninsula of Cephalonia, was a separate island during the late Bronze Age , and it may be this which Homer was referring to ...
Xi Beach with its red sand, backed by white cliffs Areas of Xi beach are well developed The cliffs are composed of a soft, white clay which has been eroded by the rain. Xi Beach is situated in the south of the Paliki peninsula of Kefalonia, Greece, and part of the district Mantzavinata near the town of Lixouri.
During the high tourist-season in the summer, the Municipality of Pylaros runs a public bus service to and from Myrtos Beach, departing from the harbour area in Agia Efimia. Timetables can be found at the Tourist Information office in Agia Efimia and may also be listed online. The bus stops on the road leading down to the beach, with a brief ...
Lepeda Beach is a beach in the south east of the Paliki, in Kefalonia, Greece. The beach is about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Lixouri. ... Travel and amenities
Fiskardo is also the name of the two kilometre long bay in which the port is located. Fiskardo and the dense forest in the surrounding area have been declared areas of great natural beauty and are protected under Greek law. In recent years a small tourist industry has developed, centred on luxury villas in the area around the village.
A NASA image of Crete A NASA image of Rhodes Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island. The following are the 50 largest Greek islands listed by surface area.
Petani Beach (also spelled Petanoi) is situated in the North West of the Paliki, in Kefalonia, Greece. ... This can be crowded at the height of the tourist season. A ...
Lixouri (Greek: Ληξούρι) is a town and a municipality in the island of Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian Islands of western Greece. It is the main town on the peninsula of Paliki, and the second largest town in Kefalonia after Argostoli and before Sami. It is located south of Fiskardo and west of Argostoli. Since the 2019 local ...