26 Best Sights in Kefalonia, Greece
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Ammos Beach
Assos Castle
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Mount Ainos National Park
Acropolis of Sami
Antisamos Beach
Assos
Botanic Garden
Cave Hermitage of Agios Gerasimos
Dafnoudi Beach
De Bosset Bridge
Drogarati Cave
Fiskardo
Focas-Cosmetatos Foundation
Kipouria Monastery
Korgialenio History & Folklore Museum
Lixouri
Makris Gialos Beach
Melissani Cave
Myrtos Beach
Petani Bay Beach
Robola Winery
Saint Gerasimos Monastery
This monastery, run by nuns, was founded in 1560 by Saint Gerasimos, patron saint of the island. He spent his final years here secluded in a cave, atop which now sits a richly decorated chapel that contains the silver casket where his body lies. He is associated with a number of miracles, and was said to be undecayed when exhumed, smelling of a pleasant, flowery scent that some claim lingers around his casket. The cave itself is reached via a small hole, descending a ladder to its twin chambers below. On his feast day (August 16), Gerasmios's casket is paraded and laid beneath the nearby plane tree said to have been planted by the saint.
Modest dress (no shorts) is required if you want to enter the chapel; some coverings are available.