Assos Cove

Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece

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May 2nd 2013
Thursday 2nd May, 2013. Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece Agostoli is one of the busiest ports in Greece and sits of the west coast of the island of Kefalonia (Cephalonia spelled the Italian way!). The island was severely damaged by German bombing in 1943 during the Second World War, but even more so after a large earthquake in 1953. Most of the buildings on the island collapsed prompting an island- ... read more

Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands » Kefalonia

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more