There is no hotel pick-up. You will be accompanied on the tour by an English-speaking guide who will unwrap the history and culture of Greece’s southern coast.
Set out by coach for St. Georgios Castle, an imposing triumph of Venetian architecture that keeps your attention with its asymmetrical walls and bastions facing the sea.
Visit the Saint Andreas Monastery, which is decorated with 17th century frescoes and possesses the sacred remains of Saint Andrews’ right foot. Learn from your guide about the rich and eventful history of the island, which has passed through Venetian, French, and Ottoman hands across the centuries.
Stop for lunch (payable direct) in the quaint port town of Sami, where Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz fell in love in “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”.
Drive up into the mountains to the Monastery of Saint Gerassimos, the patron saint of the island who lived for five years in a cave near Kefalonia. A trap door in the monastery leads down to the cave where he is said to sought inner peace.
After then we will return to start point.