Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
the inner bay, known as Dhrápano owing to its sickle shape, was initially constructed
by the British in 1813 and is now closed to traffic. The town was totally rebuilt after
the 1953 earthquake, but has an enjoyable atmosphere that remains defiantly Greek,
especially during the evening
vólta
around
Platía Valianou
(formerly Platía Metaxá)
- the nerve centre of town - and along the pedestrianized
Lithóstroto
, the main
shopping street which runs parallel to the seafront.
Korgialenio History and Folklore
Museum
Ilía Zervoú 12 • Mon-Sat 9am-2pm • €3 •
T
26710 28835,
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Korgialenio
History and
Folklore
Museum
, behind the Municipal
Theatre, has a rich collection of local
religious and cultural artefacts,
including photographs taken before
and after the earthquake. At the time
of writing it was closed due to staffing
difficulties.
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50
ARGOSTÓLI
metres
Lixoúri
Ferry Dock
Police
Station
11
Napier
Gardens
PLATIA
VALIÁNOU
Port
Authority
Nomarhía
Focas-Cosmetatos
Foundation
Focas-Cosmetatos Foundation
Valiánou 1 • Mon-Sat 9.30am-12.30pm, plus June-Sept
7-9.30pm • €3 •
T
26710 26595
Insight into how the island's nobility
used to live can be gained from a visit
to the
Focas-Cosmetatos Foundation
,
opposite the provincial government
building. It contains elegant furniture
and a collection of lithographs and
paintings, including works by
nineteenth-century British artists
Joseph Cartwright and Edward Lear.
Archeological
Museum
ACCOMMODATION
Camping Argostoli
Chara
Ionian Plaza
King Agamemnon Studios
Olga
1
5
3
2
4
Municipal
Theatre
Áyios
Spyrídhon
Korgialenio
History and
Folklore Museum
CAFÉS, BARS & CLUBS
Aristofanis
Bass
Notes
Pub Old House
4
3
1
2
Cathedral
RESTAURANTS
Arhondiko
Karamosal
Kiani Akti
Kohenoor
Tzivras
3
1
2
4
5
Áyios Nikólaos
Archeological Museum
Y. Vergóti • Tues-Sun 8.30am-3pm • €3 •
T
26710 28300
The refurbished
Archeological Museum
has a sizeable collection of pottery,
jewellery, funerary relics and statuary
from prehistoric, through Mycenaean
to late Classical times. It is well laid out
and labelled, rivalling Corfu Town's (see
p.711) as the best such museum in the
Ionians.
Market
Bell
To we r
Koútavos
Lagoon
Botanical Gardens
Tues-Sat 9am-2.30pm • Free •
T
26710 26595
Around 2km south of the town centre,
the pleasantly relaxing
Botanical
Gardens
have been transformed under
the stewardship of the Focas-
Cosmetatos Foundation into a diverse
collection of the island's flora, arranged
in a natural fashion with a stream
running through the middle.
Bus Station
Skála, Sámi, Fiskárdho & Botanical Gardens
