Valsamata

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Valsamata (Greek: Βαλσαμάτα), also Valsamada is a village located 17 km feast of Argostoli and about 38 km W of Poros in the community of Omala on the island of Kefalonia. Valsamata is linked with a road linking with the Travliata-Fragkata Road and the Argostoli-Sami Road (GR-50). The village sits on a plateau with a small hills north in Fragkata. The Gioupari mountain lies to the east and smaller mountains westward and are covered with pines, spruces, and other types of trees.

Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture with business relating to restaurants, education and bars. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population from the mid-20th century left for larger towns and mainly cities. The 1953 Ionian Earthquake destroyed every building in Epanochori that took months to rebuilt. The entire population that time as well as other parts of the island were homeless and part of the population left Valsamata.