A bridge connects the town to the east. Dragano bridge is pretty thin and a drive across here is quite hairraising with the water splashing up at both sides. If you do manage to take your eyes off the road then there is a incongruous pyramid standing in the water detached from the bridge itself. The bridge leads to the waterfront which is a hive of activity and always busy traffic wise. Parallel to this runs Lithostrotu which has even more people walking its length. Here you find a range of cafes and clothes shops and its perhaps the town’s nicest street. Campana’s striking pink belltower can be found looming over the pedestrianised street. At its northern end is Plateia Vallanou. The busy square has something lacking, perhaps a major centerpiece. Around its outskirts are a range of restaurants; from the cheap to the pricy. Just above the square is one of the town’s nicest sights, the lush Napier’s gardens.
At the end of the peninsula is one of the town’s best sights. A lighthouse, rather squat in design, stands here. It is a pristine white with a circle of Doric columns around the base. From here it is a short journey to the string of beaches at the other side of the peninsular to the main town.
 Useful Adresses:
- Post Office: Lithostrotou Street
- Olympic Airways: On the Waterfront
- Changing money, banks, Cash Machines: Lots to choose from, Commercial Bank on Vyronos
- Telephone Centre: Waterfront, near Port police
- Taxis: On the port
- Buses: Main station next to the causeway
- Pharmacies: Lithostrotou and many other streets
- Medical emergencies: Hospital close to causeway
- Washing machines: At the port
- Luggage-storage: At the port
- International Press: Many outlets, particularly on Lithostrotou
- Internet café: There are a few in town around the waterfront
- Garage/gas station: Avin just to the south of town
Transportation:
The roads on the island vary in quality with the majority pretty good. Reliable rent a car organizes hire in Argostoli. |
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