Ayia Evfimia Travel Guide

  Aghia Efimia, a small village
by JLBG
 
  • Aghia Efimia, a small village
      Aghia Efimia, a small village
    by JLBG
  • Further on the way to Fiskardo
      Further on the way to Fiskardo
    by JLBG
  • Above Agia Efimia
      Above Agia Efimia
    by JLBG
  • Agia Efimia from the south
      Agia Efimia from the south
    by JLBG
  • The pier in Agia Efimia
      The pier in Agia Efimia
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Further on the way to Fiskardo

Further on the way to Fiskardo, Ayia Evfimia

 JLBG Says:  Driving further on the scenic road to Fiskardo, gives another landscape, with the northern part of Ithaki in the background on the right. If you enlarge the photo, you will see in the far background, on the left, Lefkas island. I should beter say that you will guess it as... 

Above Agia Efimia

Above Agia Efimia, Ayia Evfimia

 JLBG Says:  South to Agia Efimia, the road climbs and offers great landscapes. On this photo, you can see on the other side of the Ithaki channel the island of Ithake with its characteristic shape: two mountains linked by a low and narrow isthmus.Behind, in the background, the bay of... 

The village of Agia Efimia

The village of Agia Efimia, Ayia Evfimia

 JLBG Says:  This photo gives only a little part of the village? Though it was also destroyed by the 1953 eartquake, and has been entirely rebuilt, it has kept a look of its won. May be because it is tied up with the mountain! 

The pier in Agia Efimia

The pier in Agia Efimia, Ayia Evfimia

 JLBG Says:  In Summer, the harbor of Agia Efimia is often frequented by flotillas of sailing boats. Various companies practice this flotilla sailing. There is a command ship with the staff and a dozen of boats steered by those that rent them. Every morning, the staff gives every detail... 

Agia Efimia from the south

Agia Efimia from the south, Ayia Evfimia

 JLBG Says:  This photo was taken from the road Sami-Agia Efimia. It shows in the background a part of the village of Agia Efimia, and in the foreground the cemetery of the village. In Agia Efimia, the whole life is turned towards the see and this does not stop after death as the... 

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Chapel near Agia Efimia

Chapel near Agia Efimia, Ayia Evfimia

 JLBG Says:  I took this photo in the 80s. I did not take it for the chapel, which is modern and has nothing special, style wise, but because I could get on the same photo a symbol of the state religion, Orthodoxy and a symbol of the KKE, the Communist party of Greece, with the sickle... 

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Beaches with pebbles and rocks!

Beaches with pebbles and rocks!, Ayia Evfimia

 Christianne Says:  Several beaches with pebbles and rocks, the most frequented is Agia Paraskevi with water which passes from the hot to the cold. 

Don't miss Agia Efimia

Don't miss Agia Efimia, Ayia Evfimia

 Christianne Says:  Go there to eat in the beautiful tavernas, to eat fresh fish and sea food, to make shopping in the souvenir shops or to swim in the amazing beaches of Agia Efimia. 

My picture

My picture, Ayia Evfimia

 Christianne Says:  One picture of me, taken by my cousin. 

Road

Road, Ayia Evfimia

 Christianne Says:  This road which during the summer is full of cars coming from Sami or going to Sami, during the winter is empty. The people they move only for their jobs. 

The harbour

The harbour, Ayia Evfimia

 Christianne Says:  The harbour which during summer time is full of yachts, during winter time is full only of fishing boats. 

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One more picture, Ayia Evfimia

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 The harbour which during summer time is full of yachts, during winter time is full only of fishing boats. 

 

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Aghia Efimia, a small village

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 Aghia Efimia (Αγια Εφιπια), Ayia Evfimia for VT, is a small village nicely spread on the slopes of the mountain, in the northern ear of the Sami bay.... 

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AGIA EFIMIA (PYLAROS) IN KEFALLONIA

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  Before the earthquakes of 1953 it was one of the islands more significants trade centres. Agia Efimia was rebuilt after the earthquakes with the help of the French. In its harbour they anchor... 

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