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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Fiskardo Villa Kefalonia-Cephalonia Greece
Fiskardo is a colourful little port on the north east tip of Cephalonia, 50 kilometres from Argostoli.
Fiskardo is also near where the true story of Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) was filmed starring Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz.
Fiskardo is a colourful little port on the north east tip of Cephalonia and the only village to have survived the 1953 earthquake almost unscathed, so the architectural influence of the Venetians is still in rich evidence.
www.fiskardovilla.com   (931 words)

  
  Fiskardo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fiskardo (Greek, Modern: Φισκάρδο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), rarely Fiscardo is a village located about 54 km N of Argostoli in Erissos in the northernmost part of the island of Kefalonia.
Fiskardo is also a bay which its port is located and is about two kilometres long.
The port serves ferry routes to the islands of Ithaca with the port of Frikes and Lefkada.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fiskardo   (357 words)

  
 EUROPA - Youth - YOUTH programme - EVS / SOS Volunteer Helpdesk: HEI Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Fiskardo is the northern harbour of Erisos Peninsula.
Fiskardo is a picturesque fishing harbour and relatively quit in the winter months but also a famous holiday destination in the summer months frequented by dozens of thousands of tourists and VIPs.
Fiskardo and all the norther pensilula of Kefalonia is a Natura 2000 establised area.
ec.europa.eu /youth/program/sos/hei/hei_form_en.cfm?HEID=34000085714   (2093 words)

  
 What about Fiskardo
In Fiskardo, a yachty resort in the north of Kefalonia, such things are usually greeted with indifference - but this monstrosity, done out in what looked like the mock teak of a 1970s stereo, belonged to the King of Jordan and deserved at least a sideways glance.
Fiskardo itself has become a fully fledged leisure community, with all of its 200-odd summer population employed in tourism, helped along by Albanian pot-washers.
The trendy Fiskardo set are no longer reading "Captain bloody Corelli", as I heard it referred to by a tour rep, although the book is more prevalent in the packagey southern resorts of Kefalonia.
kefhelm.tripod.com /online/travel/travel-whataboutFiskardo.htm   (1823 words)

  
 Fiskardo Kefalonia resort guide
Fiskardo the most northern town on the island is the jewel in the crown of Kefalonia.
Due to the earthquake of 1953 much of Kefalonia's old architect was destroyed except for Fiskardo, which was passed by with much of the tremor absorbed through the bed of limestone it sits on.
Fiskardo is also and active ferry port with boats to Ithaki, Lefkada and Patra on the mainland.
www.postmehome.com /Fiskardo.asp   (415 words)

  
 Fiskardo 's Nautical & Environmental Club - FNEC
Fiskardo and the surrounding area are historically related with the name of Roberd Guiscard.
The name Fiskardo is a curroption af the name Guiscard that died in the area.Because of the local geology Fiskardo escaped serous damage cause by the 195
Fiskardo, however has up to 7.000 inhabitants in the 3 main summer months and is very much a tourist destination with a variety of tourists of different nationalities.
www.fnec.gr /fiskardo.htm   (836 words)

  
 Fiskardo Information
Fiskardo (Greek, Modern: Φισκάρδο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), rarely Fiscardo is a village located about 54 km N of Argostoli in Erissos in the northernmost part of the island of Kefalonia.
Fiskardo is also a bay which its port is located and is about two kilometres long.
Fiskardo has a small school, a church, a small post office, and a square (plateia).
www.bookrags.com /Fiskardo   (334 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Fiskardo (Greek, Modern: Φισκάρδο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), lately, more commonly Fiscardo, is a village located about 54 km N of Argostoli in Erissos in the northernmost part of the island of Kefalonia.
The port serves ferry routes to the islands of Ithaca with the port of Frikes and Lefkada.
Fiskardo is located NE of Assos and N of Agia Efthymia.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Fiskardo   (614 words)

  
 All about Fiskardo.
Fiskardo, the island's northernmost port, and is a well known anchorage for yachts.
Fiskardo is perhaps the island's most picturesque town, as the English traveller Miller contended in the 19th century.
Kavadias stresses the similarity of the inhabitants of the Fiskardo settlement to those of neighbouring Epirus, the Peloponnese and southern Italy, which proves that they were in contact with each other.
www.astro-holidays.com /fiskardo.html   (522 words)

  
 www.nyloo.com - Northern Cefalonia - Myrtos, Fiskardo, and other wonders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This is where you find Myrtos beach, Fiskardo, the traditional village of Asos, and the ferries to Ithaca, which lies just a few hundred meters off the coast of Cefalonia.
Built around a smallish natural harbor on the northeastern tip of Kefalonia, and surrounded by cypress, fir, and olive trees, the small fishing village of Fiskardo has become a major tourist magnet in the last 15 years, and an August hotspot for European yacht vacationers.
Besides Tasia's and Vasso's, there are a number of little taverns and restaurants both in Fiskardo and in the villages that dot the road leading to it.
www.nyloo.com /html/ent/601/ent.20601.1.asp   (578 words)

  
 Fiskardo travel guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Fiskardo is located on the northernmost tip of the island.
This delightful, postcard port stands on a bed of limestone, which buffered it against the worst effects of the 1953 earthquake.
Additional travel guides are available in ten languages at wikitravel.org.
www.world66.com /europe/greece/cephalonia/fiskardo   (155 words)

  
 fiskardo, Kefalonia,Greece
Welcome to Fiskardo, the picturesque and beautiful Greek harbour village on the Northern tip of Kefalonia, largest of the seven Ionian islands.
Of the approximate 365 villages on this large and diverse island, Fiskardo is unique in that it was left virtually undamaged during the great earthquake of 1953,that ruined most of the historic buildings on Kefalonia.
You may be a frequent visitor to Greece or Kefalonia and already familiar with Fiskardo, you may have booked a stay in one of the villas and apartments around the village and wish to learn more before you arrive.
www.fiscardo.com /fiskardo.htm   (265 words)

  
 Holiday.gr - FISKARDO, a trip to a myth!
Fiskardo, the graphic village that survived from the severe 1953 earthquakes, is the best spot in north Kefalonia.
Fiskardo impresses – pleasantly – visitors, as any time you choose to take a walk in its paths or sit and enjoy the magic view, the colours and the atmosphere are unique.
It is worth visiting the byzantine church with a vivid expression of Dioskouri, the hollowness on the rock that locals call “throne of Queen Fiskarda”, the roman cemetery as and the historic monastery of Themata, dedicated to Panagia, on the top of a verdurous slope.
www.holiday.gr /place6.php?place_id=414   (339 words)

  
 Kefalonia Greece Luxury travel greek islands -Facts on Greece-honeymoon destinations- holiday accommodation Kefalonia
Kefalonia has hundreds of picturesque villages and small towns; its main attraction is the traditional village of Fiskardo Also worth visiting is Assos village, the Drogarati cave with its numerous stalactites and stalagmites, as well as the remarkable Melissani cave, more than 3km in length.
The Capital and the main port of Kefalonia since 1757 is Argostoli, which is built on the inner coast of its peninsula.
Fiskardo is a port village of unique beauty that was not destroyed by the earthquake of 1953 and thus has kept its traditional color.
www.maps-of-greece.com /greece-guide/Kefalonia/Kefalonia.htm   (415 words)

  
 Fritidsresor.se - VÃ¥ra resmÃ¥l
Fiskardo är belägen på den norra delen Kefalonia, känt för sin charmiga hamn med tavernor, fiskebåtar och stora eleganta segelbåtar.
Fiskardo är i de flestas tycke hela ön Kefalonias mest pittoreska by.
Fiskardo är öns enda by som har byggnader kvar från tiden före den förödande jordbävningen 1953.
www.fritidsresor.se /Resorts/travellink.aspx?entry=29&cat=&dest=339&city=1471&type=cd   (1180 words)

  
 Villas of Greece: Ionian Islands, houses and apartments, self-catering, Corfu, Cefalonia, Ithaki
Fiskardo is a colourful little port on the north east tip of Cephalonia and the only village to have survived the 1953 earthquake almost unscathed, so the architectural influence of the Venetians is still in rich evidence.
Daily ferries from Fiskardo visit the small port of Frikes in Ithaca and Vassiliki in Lefkas.
Secluded beaches and coves, surrounded by cypress and olive trees can be found on either side of Fiskardo bay, and, from the port you can hire your own little motor boat to reach them.
www.greecetravel.com /villas/ionian.htm   (1505 words)

  
 Fiskardo
Fiskardo, old "Panormos", is the most famous village in the northernmost part of the island, right across Ithaca.
Fiskardo is the main tourist destination in Kefalonia, mostly because of its natural and safe harbor that attracts every year hadrends of yahts and sailing boats, but also for its perfectly intact nature.
Fiskardo is the only village that was not ruined in the 1953's earthquakes and keeps the old traditional Ionian architecture.
www.kefalonia.net.gr /en/showarea.asp?DiamID=4   (154 words)

  
 GNTO-Greek Islands-Kefalonia-Towns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The picturesque seaside settlement of Fiskardo lies 50 km northeast of the island's capital.
The buildings of the settlement, which have been preserved from the earthquakes of 1953 and are under a preservation order, give a special tone to the landscape.
Near Fiskardo stand ruins of a Paleo-lithic settlement, the most ancient on the Ionians.
www.hri.org /infoxenios/english/ionian/kefalonia/towns.html   (1131 words)

  
 Kefallonia Travel Guide: Hotel Reservations, Restaurants, Nightlife, Maps, Transportation, Articles, and Things To Do ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Fiskardo, once a small fishing village on the northern tip of the island, is now a colorful marina town with daily ferry connections to Ithaca and Lefkada.
The marina in Fiskardo is always packed with yachts and sailboats.
Assos, a quaint little village 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of Fiskardo, on the western side of the island, is truly a gem.
www.greece101.com /destFullArticle.display-lid1-slid20-did12-cid82.html   (777 words)

  
 KEFALONIA, GREECE: Exploring Juan de Fuca's Island
Time seems to have erased the village of Valeriano where Juan de Fuca was born, but in my quest to find it, I took a bus trip to the tiny village of Fiskardo at the northern tip of the island.
Once the hideaway of the infamous pirate Robert Guiscard in 1080, Fiskardo is now a haven for yachts and fishers.
Fiskardo is an odd derivative of his name.
www.magiccarpetjournals.com /kefalonia.htm   (969 words)

  
 Fiskardo Villa Rental Holiday, Kefalonia, Greece - CV Travel
Fiskardo is the most northern town on the island of Kefalonia.
Fiskardo has a natural and safe harbour that attracts hundreds of yachts and sailing boats.
The Emelisse Hotel belongs to the new generation of Greek hotels, where the legendary hospitality of the Greeks meets with modern style and superior standards of comfort.
www.cvtravel.co.uk /hotels/greece_Kefalonia_Fiskardo.cfm   (402 words)

  
 Kefalonia - Wikitravel
Fiskardo, at the northern tip of the island, is popular with yachts and rather pricey and upmarket.
Fiskardo is the only part of the island which survived the earthquakes of the last century intact, but extensive refurbishment and repairs have given it a rather bijoux feel rather than one of authentic old Kefalonia.
Fiskardo - A yachts marina in the Island northern edge.
wikitravel.org /en/Kefallinia   (980 words)

  
 Gate to Greece: Fiskardo, Kefalonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Fiskardo is situated almost at the north end of Kefalonia.
Fiskardo is one of the few towns in Kefalonia that did not suffered the effect of the earthquake in 1953.
From Fiskardo here are ferries to Lefkada and Ithaki.
www.mesogeia.net /trip/kefalonia/fiskardotop_en.html   (104 words)

  
 Been There | Tips | Fiskardo
Fiskardo is a small (by British standards) local fishing port on the northern point of Kefalonia.
With good restaurants and a good-quality chandlers at the far end of the port, it's very easy to spend a day relaxing there.
Fiskardo is very popular in August, and is quietest at the beginning and end of the season.
www.ivebeenthere.co.uk /tips/7156   (186 words)

  
 Kefaloniai/Fiskardo
From Agia Efemia to FISKARDO it is a beautiful scenic journey from the eastern coast across to the
The views from the in places, sheer coast line are stunning., none more than that of Myrtos beach with its white sands and clear, deep sapphire waters.
FISKARDO was the last stop on the Island tour and it was worth the journey and rounded of a really excellent day.
www.simplyterry.net /kefaloniai_fiskardo.htm   (245 words)

  
 Fiscardo, Fiskardo, villas, rent, accommodation, escape, holidays, www.myrtoscorp.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
It is a family owned and managed concern, that has invested in Fiskardo with a first set of luxury suites aimed at the discerning client.
The villa is located in Fiskardo, northern Kefallonia, an area surrounded by deep green mountains, and contrasted by deep, calm blue seas.
Certain areas of the villa are dedicated to relaxing under a blanket of trees, allowing a cool and calming afternoon enjoying one's book, or just relaxing.
www.myrtoscorp.com /uk/index.asp   (280 words)

  
 Emelisse (Kefalonia) FISKARDO - online hotel reservations
Emelisse Art Hotel is located on the shores of a magnificent sweeping bay nearby the north outskirts of Fiskardo.
Situated on Emblissi bay, camouflaged among cedars and cypress trees, it is ready to welcome you in a breezy lobby with a glass of ice cold cucumber water.
It is only 1km from the village of Fiskardo, 1 hour from Argostoli airport and a 40 minute drive from Sami Port.
www.all-hotels.com /xbook/servlet/hotel-details?hotl_id=375644   (504 words)

  
 Kefaloniaresorts.com | Holiday Destination : [Fiscardo]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Fiskardo, the old Panormos, is situated in a deep golf at the northern part of the island, in front of Ithaca, and it's famous for its traditional architecture and its cosmopolitan port.
He arrived in 1085 in order to conquered the island but he stayed until his death.
Most of the buildings that we find in Fiskardo come from the Venetian Domination.
www.kefaloniaresorts.com /print.asp?id=14   (300 words)

  
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This very charming luxurious pink village house was designed to take full advantage of the spectacular views from its special location on a terraced hillside above the sea.
Tel: 26230 92013 Broking Agent.3) By ferry from Lefkas to Fiskardo.
Please note, distances given here are approximate and are based on a direct route and will vary from actual travel distances.
www.laterooms.com /en/hotel-directions/85856_paradise-in-fiskardo-fiskardo.aspx   (404 words)

  
 Rhapsody Travel - The Ionean Sea
The village of Poros is on the South east side of the island, typical Ionian with its taverns selling fresh fish.
Fiskardo, a town which has kept its color and personality through the centuries is the northernmost port of Cephalonia.
The town is surrounded by a thick cypress glade; the red tiled roofs of the buildings complete a beautiful setting.
www.rhapsody.gr /html/eng/192-AA.shtml   (729 words)

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