Ainos mountain range is famous worldwide for the existence of the unique ‘’Black fir of Kefalonia’’ and that’s why has the name of ‘’Monte Nero’’ (Black Mountain) and also from the packs of small sized wild horses of the race ‘’Equus Caballus’’.
The shores of Kefalonia form many bays and capes. Most famous bays are ‘’Sami’’, ‘’Myrtos’’, ‘’Lourdas’’, ‘’Atheras’’, ‘’Fiskardo’’, ‘’Livadi’’ and bay of Argostoli known also as ‘’Koutavos’’. Famous capes are ‘’Mounda’’, ‘’Kapros’’, ‘’Mytikas’’, ‘’Dafnoudi’’ and others.
Another interesting phenomenon of the island is the large number of caves that can be found almost everywhere on it, like the famous ‘’Melissani’’, ‘’Drogkarati’’, ‘’Zervati’’ and others.

In the 1953 the island was hit by a large scale earthquake, which had as a result the largest percentage of buildings to collapse.
There are evidences that the island has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era. The first known people were called ‘’Leleges’’ which were living on the island from the 15th century BC.
The name of the island comes from the mountainous people called ‘’Kefallines’’ and has been proposed more likely to be the homeland of Odysseus the hero of Homeric poem, rather than neighbor island of Ithaka.

It is very interesting to note that a large number of the surnames of the people of the island has suffix -atos, as well as many villages, places and settlements. This phenomenon first time appeared back inthe 13th century.
The island has two female monasteries. The first is the monastery of ‘’Agios Andreas Milapidias’’,which is placed at the municipality of ‘’Livatho’’, while the second is placed at the center of the island in the province of ‘’Omala’’ and is dedicated to the protector of the island ‘’Saint Gerasimos’’, from which many newborn children on the island are called Gerasimos for the males, and Gerasimia for the females. On the second monastery has happened a funny well-known incident when on a Great Thursday liturgy, a local drunk priest found that the 12 gospels were 13.
things to do and see in kefalonia

Diving
sunset tours
monasteries
Venetian fortress
‘’rival’’ cities
Major buildings and sightseeing are the ‘’Vallianios Professional School’’, the historical building of the ‘’First Primary School’’, the ‘’Iakovatios Library’’, the ruins of the ancient city and many others.