Paliki

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Coordinates: 38°18′N 20°25′E

Paliki (Παλική)
Coordinates	38°18′ N 20°25′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Ionian Islands
Prefecture	Kefalonia
Population	7,836 source (2001)
Elevation	5 m
Postal code	280 81
Area code	26710
Licence plate code	ΚΕ

Paliki (Παλική Palikē) is a peninsula of Kefalonia, one of the Ionian Islands of western Greece, at 38°18′39.72″N, 20°25′6.75″E. It is also the ancient name of Lixouri, the seat of the municipality.

Contents 1 Subdivisions 2 Historical population 3 Geography 4 History 5 Tourist attractions 5.1 Sights in the town 5.2 Sights in suburbs or villages around 6 Nature 7 Homer's Ithaca 8 Other 9 Persons 10 External links

[edit] Subdivisions

• Agia Thekli
  • Kalata
  • Vilatoria (unregistered)
  • Vovikes (unregistered)
• Atheras
• Chavdata
• Chavriata
• Damoulianata
• Favatata
• Kaminarata
  • Mantoukata? (no settlement office)
• Katogi
  • Kounoupetra (no settlement office)
  • Mantzavinata (seat)
  • Vardianoi (island)
  • Vouni
• Kontogenada
• Kouvalada
  • Livadi
• Lixouri
  • Agios Vasileios
  • Agios Dimitrios
  • Lepeda
  • Longos
  • Loukerata
  • Michalitsara
• Monopolata
  • Dellaportata
  • Parissata
• Rifi
• Skineas
  • Vlychata
• Soularoi

[edit] Historical population

Year	Population	Change
1991	3,181	-
2001	3,610	-

[edit] Geography

The farmlands including several hills cover the southern and the eastern parts, the mountains to the central part, the west and the northern part.

[edit] History

The oldest document which contains the name "Lixouri" was sent in 1534 by local authorities to the Senate of Venice. Many houses were destroyed in the earthquakes of January 23rd 1867 and August 1953.

[edit] Tourist attractions

Most tourist come to Lixouri during a holiday on Kefalonia to enjoy the beaches and the nightlife. But the town has also some notable sights.

[edit] Sights in the town

• Iakovatios Library, the communal library with a small museum. Typical classic Ionian building from 19th century.
• Former primary school near the harbour. Avantgarde 20th century building from 1933, representing the modernist architecture movement in Greece
• Pantokrator Church
• A few ruins of ancient Paliki in the north

[edit] Sights in suburbs or villages around

• Mania beach with beautiful untouched landscape
• Mantzavinata - Agios Spyridon Church and classical house of the Vittoratos Family
• Classica house of the Danelatos Family in Damoulianata
• Agia Paraskevi Church in Atheras
• Kipouria monastery

[edit] Nature

• Kounoupetra
• Beaches including Petani and Mania cliffs as well as Agios Spyridon, Kounoupetra and Xi

[edit] Homer's Ithaca

Main articles: Homer's Ithaca and Odysseus Unbound

According to Robert Bittlestone's 2005 book Odysseus Unbound, Paliki was Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, the central figure in the Odyssey of Homer.

[edit] Other

Paliki has schools, lyceums or middle schools, a few gymnasia or high schools, churches, a post office, a port and a few squares (plateies).

[edit] Persons

• Spyridon Marinatos, a Greek archaeologist
• Andreas Laskaratos, a Greek teacher and writer

[edit] External links

• GTP Travel Pages - Paliki
• Official website of Paliki
• http://www.lixouri.net
• The Old Lixouri
• Lixouri from hellas.teipir.gr, in Greek
• Photos of Lixouri
• Library

	North: Ionian Sea and Myrtos Gulf	Northeast: Argostoli
West: Ionian Sea	Avlona	East: Argostoli Gulf
	South: Ionian Sea

Municipalities and communities of the Kefalonia Prefecture
Argostoli • Eleios-Pronnoi • Erisos • Ithaca • Leivathos • Paliki • Pylaros • Sami
Omala