Gulf of Argostoli, Lixouri

#4 among attractions in Lixouri

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The Gulf of Argostoli is a gulf of the Ionian Sea on the island of Cephalonia, western Greece. It separates the Paliki peninsula from mainland Cephalonia, and opens toward the Ionian Sea in the south. The gulf is 13 km long and 2 to 3 km wide. Lixouri, the second-largest town of Cephalonia, is situated on its western shore, and the capital Argostoli is situated on a bay in the eastern shore. The shores of the gulf are mountainous, especially in the east. ()

Coordinates: 38°10'0"N, 20°27'0"E

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Gulf of Argostoli – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: De Bosset Bridge, Archaeological Museum of Argostoli, Lepeda Beach, Vatsa Bay.

2.5 miE
Bridge
De Bosset Bridge, Argostoli
65 min walk • The De Bosset Bridge is a stone bridge built in 1813 over the bay of Argostoli in Kefalonia. At 689.9 meters, it is the longest stone bridge over the sea in the world.
2.2 miE
History museum, Museum, Archaeological museum
Archaeological Museum of Argostoli, Argostoli
57 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Argostoli, also known as the Kefalonia Museum is a museum in Argostoli, Greece, located a few blocks south of the central square, across the Municipal Theater on R. Vergoti St. The old museum was destroyed by an earthquake in 1953.
1 miNW
Beach
Lepeda Beach, Lixouri
26 min walk • Lepeda Beach is a beach in the south east of the Paliki, in Kefalonia, Greece. The beach is about 2 km south of Lixouri.
4 miW
Beach
Vatsa Bay, Lixouri
102 min walk • Vatsa Bay is a bay on the southern tip of Paliki peninsula of Kefalonia, Greece. The area lies far from the main towns and villages in Kefalonia and preserves a rural charm for visitors.
2.1 miNE
Memorial
Italian War Memorial "Divisione Acqui", Argostoli
54 min walk • The massacre of the Acqui Division, also known as the Cephalonia massacre, was the mass execution of the men of the Italian 33rd Infantry Division "Acqui" by German soldiers on the island of Cephalonia, Greece, in September 1943, following the Italian armistice during the Second World War.
2.1 miE
Library
Argostoli Public Library, Argostoli
54 min walk • Argostoli Public Library, also known as Korgialenios Library, is a Greek public library in Argostoli, Kefalonia. The library shares the same building as the Korgialenio History and Folklore Museum.
2 miW
Beach
Xi Beach, Cephalonia
53 min walk • 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.