Summary
This route is easy but packed with interest. “Fanari” means “lighthouse”, and refers to the historic white pavilion at the tip of the small peninsula extending north-west from the capital, Argostoli and north of the main resort area of Lassi.
It’s a popular walk for holidaymakers, with rugged limestone formations along the shoreline, the famous Katavothres waterwheel, and the monument to Italian soldiers massacred in 1943. It's an easy route for a half day or in the evening before dinner. Leave the tough hiking for another day and enjoy this taster of the island!
- I’ll remember most the fine shape of the lighthouse
- The best bit was sitting on the rocks as Frances built the first sandcastle of the holiday
- We enjoyed chatting to a shepherd beside the road
- It was very moving to see where so many men were slaughtered in wartime
- The worst bit was a lovely beach spoilt by refuse
- The strangest bit was finding the seaweed beach
- I didn’t expect to find a classy bar next to the ruined waterwheel at Katavothres
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Contributed by: Andrew Llanwarne
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The famous Ag Theodori lighthouse (Fanari)
Key Facts
| Location |
Lassi / Argostoli, Kefalonia |
| When it was walked |
October 2005 |
| Walk type |
easy countryside and hills |
| Difficulty |
suitable for anyone who enjoys an easy walk |
| Distance approx |
about 5 km / 3 miles from Limanaki Hotel - add another 2 km / 1 mile each way from Lassi |
| Height climbed approx |
about 50 m / 170 ft on the road crossing the peninsula |
| Time taken approx |
Varies according to how long you spend at each point of interest. The circuit could be walked in about an hour from Limanaki Hotel; add another hour from Lassi & back |
| Map used if any |
none - guided walk, but tc 1:80,000 travel map of Kefalonia and Ithaca shows the route (road across is shown as a path) |
| Source of info on walk |
Information on route and attractions in the Landmark Visitors Guide |
| Getting there |
Accessible from Lassi or Argostoli |
| Places to stay |
Hotels and studios in Lassi and Argostoli |
| Places to eat/ buy food |
Lassi, Argostoli, Hotel Limanaki, Oskars |
| Other local attractions |
Agios Theodori lighthouse (Fanari), Katavothres water wheel, Italian war memorial |
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