| Kefalonia's most northerly port, Fiscardo, has lots of reasons to make it a top trip.
In addition to its pre-earthquake buildings, this port also has its own Roman necropolis which is easy to see along the port road which winds through Fiscardo.
For most visitors it is the village architecture which brings them by the excursion drove.
The sudden wealth of the past 20 years has tranformed the village and as a consequence, however, many of the fine, old buildings have suffered from rennovation over-kill.
The village itself is an easy place to wander round. A new out-of-town car park has left the village pleasantly traffic free.
The Roman graves can be found just around the first bend as you wander south past the main part of the village along the coastal road. They are however, appallingly neglected, most of the graves having come to serve as impromptu litter bins. A few sheets of desultory corrugated iron are all that protect them from the elements. This seems all the more so bizzare considering the obvious wealth of Fiscardo.
On the headland, opposite the harbour, can be seen the Venetian and British built lighthouses which are featured on an FoI trail.
There is also the Nautical and Maritime Museum which is an upbeat collection of exhibits that communicate the marine environment in the seas around.
For many visitors who cascade from the tour buses, Fiscardo offers the chance to imagine what it must be like not to have come on a cheap deal.
The most expensive resort on the island, villagers seem to have deployed a hefty price tag to keep the Oi Poloi (ironically Greek, meaning 'the many') from overstaying their welcome. If all the jangle and haute-cuisine aspirations of Fiscardo get too much, remember there is always Assos just down the coast. | 
Roman necropolis looks out to sea 
Roman sarcophagus outside museum 
