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Walk to the old Venetian lighthouse
and Byzantine Church
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Start point The road in front of
Nicholas Taverna. This is difficult to miss as the
taverna has an imposing position high on the left hand
side of the harbour. Just walk along the waterfront and
past the taverna. You will go over a small fence with a
makeshift gate and then follow the footpath along the
peninsula. |
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walking along a shaded and fragrant footpath amongst the
pine trees. The sea will be close on your right, so if
you'd like to cool off you can take a swim from one of
the many flat rocks along the way. |
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the path for about 500 metres the path will fork. To the
right is the original old Venetian lighthouse and to the
left is the functional but far less decorative modern
version. The old lighthouse is reasonably intact and the
keepers' house and garden are in good condition. This
was inhabited by a local marine conservationist in
recent years but is now empty. Below the lighthouse are
more flat rocks to bathe from if you wish and good views
of the channel between Kefalonia and Ithaca. |
| If you now walk up past the
new lighthouse and follow the rough track to your left
you should be able to make your way to the ruins of
Byzantine church that once stood here. The track is
rough and indistinct at times but the church is not far
and once you reach it you will be rewarded with one of
the better views of Fiscardo available to anyone with a
camera. |
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