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Kefalonia has changed
Date: Aug 25, 2006
Kefalonia Review:
I just got back from Kefalonia
this past Sunday (4 days ago). I had a great time but
the weather was weird. It rained horribly at Skala for
a day. The other days, the weather was cloudy and
humid.
Four years ago, I've noticed that the island had a
population of 30,000 when I last visited it, now its
over 60,000 (10,000 is British alone, the rest is
Italians and French). They became citizens, have
their own businesses, and also have their own parades
on the island. The foreigners are pretty much taking
over. It probably started after the Corelli film.
Argostoli is way too overpopulated now and houses are
being built everywhere especially around Argostoli and
Razata. The police are everywhere patrolling the
streets. The island wasnt like this before.
Argostoli finally got traffic lights due to the heavy
congestion of cars. Lixouri also built an entire town
cutting away an entire hill.
Pretty soon, the island
will look like Manhattan and overpopulated like
Mykonos.
I see it both ways (both good and bad.) The good is
that it is bringing money into the island, but the bad
is that the island will lose its Greek tradition and
it will soon be a melting pot of different
backgrounds. And, the foreigners are a bit rude.
I took over 2000 photos. Here is a small sample of
different islands I visited including Kefalonia.
Copy and Paste link to view.
http://danainter.tripod.com/vacation1.pdf
More Information about Kefalonia: click here
Review Posted by:
Danaiter
Kefalonia Topic: General
Location: Kefalonia
Times Viewed: 1806
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