At the crossing, to the right, the road takes you to the Lixouri area, but if you do not want to go by road there is the alternative of the seaway. You can take the ferry-boat from Argostoli. There are regular services every half hour and you can get there in 25 minutes. Lixouri is the second largest town of the island after Argostoli, with about 4,000 inhabitants. It is a picturesque town that was rebuilt after the1953 earthquake.
In Lixouri, you can see the Vallianos Vocational School that used to be famous throughout Greece. There is the Music School and the Iakovation Library, housed of in the mansion of the Typaldos and Iakovatos families.
You can sit in its main square and taste some exquisite traditional Kefalonian cakes and walk on its picturesque seaside promenade. Here you can see the statue of Andreas Laskaratos, the great satirical poet and prose writer who was one of the greatest celebrities that our island has produced. In Lixouri you can find modern tourist facilities that can offer you an unforgettable vacation. There are plenty of shops, restaurants, eating places and night clubs. For swimming, you can choose the beautiful beaches with red sand located between Lepeda, Xi and Kounopetra (Moving Stone).
At this point you’ll find the famous Kounopetra (Moving Stone), a strange phenomenon on the island, but that stone has stopped moving since the 1953 earthquake. Look for the road to the left after Kipouria to Plateia Ammos. Not for the faint hearted. The steps are many and steep, but the visit down to the beach is worth the effort-“The new Myrtos”!
It is worth visiting the Monastery of Kipouria. The view towards the open sea is fantastic.
A little further away you will find the fine beach of Petani. On the way you pass the villages of Havriata, Havdate, Favata, Monopolata, Kaminarata, Rifi, Damoulianata, Aghia Thekli and Kondoyenada.
