Paliki

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Paliki
Παλική
Paliki is located in Greece
Paliki
Paliki
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Location within the regional unit
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Country Greece
Administrative region Ionian Islands
Regional unit Kefalonia
Municipality Kefalonia
 • Municipal unit 119.341 km2 (46.078 sq mi)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 7,098
 • Municipal unit density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 280 81
Area code(s) 26710
Vehicle registration ΚΕ
Website www.paliki.gr
Cephalonia and Ithaca, elevation map
The peninsula from southeast

Paliki (Greek: Παλική) is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is now an archaeological site. The peninsula is the westernmost part of Kefalonia. The seat of the municipality was the town Lixouri (3.752).

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Paliki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Province

Pali Province (Greek: Επαρχία Πάλης) was one of the provinces of Cephalonia Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Paliki.[3] It was abolished in 2006.

Geography

Paliki is a peninsula in the Ionian Sea, attached to mainland Cephalonia in the northeast. On the east side, the Gulf of Argostoli separates Paliki from Cephalonia. Mountains up to 500 m cover the western and northern part of the peninsula.

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 23, 1867 and August 1953.

Sights

  • Iakovatios Library, the communal library with a small museum. Typical classic Ionian building from 19th century.
  • Former primary school near the harbour. Avant-garde 20th-century building from 1933, representing the modernist architecture movement in Greece
  • Pantokrator Church
  • A few ruins of ancient Pali in the north
  • Mania beach with beautiful untouched landscape
  • Mantzavinata - Agios Spyridon Church and classical house of the Vittoratos Family
  • Classical house of the Danelatos Family in Damoulianata
  • Agia Paraskevi Church in Atheras
  • Kipouria monastery
  • Vatsa Bay
  • Xi Beach

Homer's Ithaca

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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.

Persons

References

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  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. Detailed census results 1991 PDF (39 MB) (Greek) (French)

External links