On Saturday, we met at the Sami harbor at 9:30. As we gathered for departure, the residents and visitors in Sami had a great opportunity to take a look at all the cars.
After about an hour, we set off via Agia Effimia toward the Monastery of Themata. We drove ahead for a few minutes to take some photos of all the participants as we climbed uphill toward the monastery.
After a 30 minute drive we arrived at the monastery. The priest was still on his way to the monastery, so that gave us the time to have a drink and some delicious Dakos (Greek bread with tomato and feta cheese).
The original Monastery of Mother of God “Themata”
was built in the 11th century on the slope of Agia Dinati, but the whole monastery was rebuilt after the 1953 earthquakes.
We visited the monastery and the Byzantine museum with a nice collection of items from the monasteries past.
After a group photo the journey continued to Lixouri for lunch. Once again, we drove ahead to find some great locations for photos:
After a drive of about an hour, we arrived in Lixouri. Lixouri is the second-largest town on Kefalonia and the largest town on the Paliki peninsula.
Around the central square, there are several good restaurants and bakeries where we were able to recharge.
From here it was a short drive to Vrachinari Beach for a much needed cooldown in the sea.
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