Agioi Fanentes Monastery
The road to the ruins of Saint Fanentes Monastery is between Sami and Antisamos beach, it’s a lovely scenic drive up to what is known as ancient Sami.
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Archaeological sites
Archaic Temple of Apollo & Church of St George
About 3km up the coast from Skala towards Poros are the ruins of the Archaic Temple of Apollo and next to these ruins is the little Church of St George. … see more
Castle and ruins of ancient Sami
Writings taken from the information board at ancient Sami site:
Ancient Sami, built deep in the natural bay, was one of the four cities – States of the “Cephalonian Tetrapolis” … see more
Castle of St George
We highly recommend visiting this beautiful village, give yourself time to walk round the ruins of the Venetian Castle of Saint George, the views from up there are breath-taking.
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Mycenaean Tholos Tomb
Up through the gorge out of the west side of Poros towards Tzanata you will find this well-preserved Mycenaean Tholos Tomb which dates back to 1350 BC and was excavated … see more
Palia Valsamata (Old Valsamata)
Near to the Monastery of Saint Gerasimos are what remains of the original village of Valsamata, now known as Palia Valsamata.
It was the main settlement in the area at … see more
Roman Villa
On the edge of the village of Skala are the remains of a Roman villa, it is believed the land owner discovered the villa by accident in 1944 and excavations … see more
Roman Villa of Saint Euphemia (Agia Efimia)
You will find the Roman Villa of Agia Efimia on the road parallel to the waterfront, it’s on the opposite side of the road, just past the Aquatic Scuba Diving … see more
The Ancient Walls of Krani
Writings from the onsite information board:
The ancient city of Krani is located on the south eastern side of the Gulf of Koutavos, 1km away from Argostoli. It’s habitation had … see more