Laganas Trip Overview
Visit Kefalonia form Zakynthos island and admire the monastery of St. Gerassimos, the Drogarati Cave, Explore the Melissani Lake & Cave, Enjoy your walk in Argostoli
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Duration: 14 hours
Starts: Laganas, Greece
Trip Category: Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours >> Day Cruises
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What to Expect When Visiting Laganas, Zakynthos, Greece
Visit Kefalonia form Zakynthos island and admire the monastery of St. Gerassimos, the Drogarati Cave, Explore the Melissani Lake & Cave, Enjoy your walk in Argostoli
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sacred Monastery of Agios Gerasimos of Kefalonia, Moni Agiou Gerasimou 281 00, Greece
First stop is at the monastery of St. Gerassimos, the patron of the Island. St Gerassimos was known for his miraculous abilities to cure people with mental illness. The monastery is considered one of the most scared pilgrimages in Kefalonia and is situated under the imposing Mount Ainos. Today the monastery has been reconstructed and it an imposing building with a newly built church.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Drogarati cave, Sami 280 80, Greece
Next you head to the impressive Drogorati Cave, located outside of Sami, with its fine stalactites & stalagmites. Experts estimate that the cave is about 150 million years old. A natural balcony was created in 1953 from the earthquake, overlooking a chamber with about 100 square meters of floor, making it possible to hold concerts for up to 500 people.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Melissani Cave, Melissani Lake, Karavomylos, Sami 28080 Greece
Continuing on to Melissani Lake and Cave. Explore by boat, the cave stalactites, which are over 20,000 years old . Following a roof cave in, an impressive sight has been created causing the colors of the water to be reflected onto the walls of the cave.Important archaeological finds were also discovered on the lake’s sandbank, one of them is a figurine of the nymph Melissanthe after whom the cave is named, and another is a clay figurine of the God Pan.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Argostolion, Argostolion, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands
Visit to Argostoli the Capital of Kefalonia , here you can take refreshments, relax in the square, or have a walk and explore
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Agia Efimia, Agia Efimia, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands
You can have your lunch at the town of Aghia Efimia – before the 1953 earthquake it was one of the island’s important centres of trade, with stately homes, these were rebuilt with help from the French. Today it’s a wonderful town with a small harbor. You have time here for lunch, a stroll or there’s a small beach if you would like to swim . After lunch, we drive towards Myrtos Bay, one of Kefalonia’s famous beaches, for a photo-stop.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
