The small village of Saint Dimitrios, where Villa Reverenza is located, is a passage towards all directions. At a distance of 2 km from our accommodation, is the central market of Lixouri and in less than 20 minutes, there are plenty of gorgeous beaches of the island such as Petani, Agia Eleni Xi, Platia Ammos, Megas Lakos, and Myrtos while in 15 minutes time there are the mountain villages Kaminarata, Rifi, Damoulianata, with their traditional local tavernas Anatoli, Atsoupi and Ladokola.
The small village of Saint Dimitrios, of approximately 100 villagers, is only 2Km away from Lixouri, the city center of Paliki. Its name was given by the villagers after the big earthquake in 1953. Its first name was Kouvalata and its first location was at the mountains. Entering the village, you meet the small church of Saint Dimitrios. On the right of the church, there is the “Andreas Laskaratos’ Hill”, a person who is deemed as one of the most significant scholars in Greece. Outside the village (400m), there is the monastery of Saint Mary of Kehrionos, which has an historical importance. It is said that the monastery was built at the beginning of the 17th century, and it was the first church of the village Vlachovouni (the village does not exist anymore). Following the earthquake in 1953, the Monastery was seriously damaged externally, but the inside, having the Throne and the miraculous picture of Saint Mary was untouched. Every year, on 23rd of August, most of the villagers of Kefalonia are gathered there to celebrate the Assumption.
There are daily flights via Olympic Airways from the El. Venizelos Airport in Athens, as well as scheduled flights from different European Countries during summer.
Useful Links
https://en.aegeanair.com
https://www.olympicair.com/en
https://www.esky.gr
https://www.opodo.com
https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/greece-flights
Daily itineraries from ports of Patras and Kilini towards the ports of Sami-Poros-Argostoli-Lixouri. There are also itineraries from Kefalonia Island to Ithaki, Lefkada, Zakinthos and Astakos islands. For further details on the itineraries, see the useful links below.
Useful Links
https://www.levanteferries.com/routes/patra-sami-ithaki/
https://westferry.gr
https://ionionpelagos.com/en
There are daily itineraries by KTEL
(it is the service of buses - 100 Leoforos Kifissias Avenue - Athens city and 67 Monastiriou str., Thessaloniki city).
Useful Links
https://ktelkefalonias.gr