Kefalonia castle

The Castle of Saint George in Kefalonia: The Island’s Medieval Capital

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The Venetian walls of the Castle of Saint George above Peratata, Kefalonia

The Castle of Saint George, known in Greek as the Kastro or the fortress of Agios Georgios. Crowns a hill of roughly 300 metres above the village of Peratata in the Livatho plain. It sits about 7 km southeast of Argostoli, the modern capital of Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian islands. First raised by … Read more

Assos in Kefalonia: The Village Below the Venetian Castle

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Assos village on the isthmus, Kefalonia, Greece

Assos sits on the northwest coast of Kefalonia, about 36 kilometres north of Argostoli. The village stands on a narrow isthmus that ties the main island to a pine-covered peninsula crowned by a Venetian castle. Pastel houses in ochre, pink and blue ring a sheltered cove with a small pebble beach and a short quay … Read more