Cephalonia is the largest island in the Ionian chain of islands. It is the greenest island that we saw. We visited an old orthodox monastery that has St. Andrews foot. There were also very beautiful wooden carvings. Many of the buildings of the island were destroyed in an earthquake in 1953. As a result of this earthquake, the entire island raised 24 inches from sea level. Much of the land is used for vineyards or olive groves. We also were able to visit the Drogarati Cave which is a huge limestone cave. The great hall of the cave will hold concerts because of the stunning acoustics. A stalactite grows about one centimeter every hundred years.
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