A PPT presentation for our island Kefalonia, our town Argostoli and our school "Marinos Korgialenios!

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Our island, our town, ourOur island, our town, our
school!school!
1st
GENERAL LYCEUM OF ARGOSTOLI
“MARINOS KORGIALENIOS”
Marinos KorgialeniosMarinos Korgialenios
National benefactorNational benefactor

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Our islandOur island……

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• Kefalonia is the
largest of the Ionian
Islands in western
Greece.
• The capital of the
island is Argostoli.

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• Area: 935 km ²
• Population: approximately 40,000.
• Climate: typical mediterranean.
• Main financial activities: tourism and
agriculture.
• Our island is home to strange geological
phenomena and well known for its
beaches and the breathtaking sceneries!

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Drogarati CaveDrogarati Cave
• Nature's splendor is
evident in every
centimeter of this
unique sculpture of
earth and rock!
• Drogarati Cave is a
rare geological
phenomenon drawing
thousands of visitors
every year!

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Mount AinosMount Ainos
• Ainos (1,628 m) is one of
the most beautiful
mountains in Greece!
• A lot of plant species are to
be found there and also
wild horses. 2/3 of the
mountain are covered by a
rare pine species, Abies
cephalonica.
• Due to its uniqueness Ainos
has been declared as one of
the 9 national parks in
Greece!

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Myrtos beachMyrtos beach
• Constantly receiving awards for its clear blue waters and
its amazing scenic views, this beach is more than famous.
It offers relaxation as well as breathtaking scenery!
• The white rocks on one hand and the deep blue water on
the other make the perfect contrast and are there to justify
the title of the world’s third most beautiful beach!

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CastlesCastles
• Kefalonia has two castles. One at Assos and one at Peratata village, Saint
George’s.
• St. George’s castle was originally built in the 12th
century by the
Byzantines but it was mostly the Venetians that determined its current
shape. They built the external walls in 1504. Also, it used to be the
island’s capital until 1757, when the capital was moved to Argostoli.
• Assos castle was built in the 16th
century by the Venetians in order to
protect the village from pirate attacks. The castle was used until 1956 as
a prison for political prisoners, who lived there and cultivated vineyards.

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Our town…Our town…

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ArgostoliArgostoli

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ArgostoliArgostoli

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• Argostoli has been the capital of Kefalonia since
1757 and has approx. 12,000 inhabitants.
• The modern and cosmopolitan Argostoli provides
many interesting features and activities!
• The Archaeological and the Korgialenios History and
Folklore museums are to be found there and are
worth a visit.
• Our town has one of the richest and oldest libraries
in Greece, Korgialenios.
• The De Bosset bridge in Argostoli is the longest
(more than 700 m) stone bridge in Europe. It was
built in 1813 by Charles-Phillip De Bosset, a Swiss
civil engineer, officer of the British army and Military
Governor of Kefalonia.
• Argostoli is home to one of the greatest and unique
geological phenomena, Katavothres!

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KatavothresKatavothres • The sea water flows
inland and enters
sinkholes on the earth
that are below sea level.
It is assumed that there
are caverns below the
seabed which is where
the water flows in.
• In 1963, Austrian
geomorphologists added
some purple dye to the
water and followed its
course only to make
some surprising
discoveries!

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Lake-cave MelissaniLake-cave Melissani
• Water travelled in
underground rivers
then mixed with
rainwater and finally
reached the
Melissani lake-cave
almost 15 kilometers
away in its semi-
salted form.
• From there the water
flowed into the sea at
the village of
Karavomilos (Sami
bay, eastern
Kefalonia).
• All in all it had taken
the purple water 2
weeks to make this
trip across the
island!

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Our school…Our school…

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Facts and figures:
• Our school is a General Lyceum, founded in 1889.
• School facilities: Teachers’ rooms, classrooms, a
computer room, a laboratory of Natural Sciences, a
schoolyard, a library and a basketball/volleyball court.
• Our subjects: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Modern
and Ancient Greek Language, Latin, History, Religious
Education, Physical Education, Computer science,
Technology, Arts and crafts, Environmental education,
Economics as well as foreign languages (English).
• Our school has about 20 teachers and 150 students.
• Our former Comenius project: a) Recycle, Reuse,
Reduce in Europe (2008-2010), b) Maths, Science and
the world (2011-2013).

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Our first day atOur first day at
school!school!
Our Archbishop came
to bless us, as he does
on the 1st
day of every
new school year!

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• Postal address:
1st
General Lyceum of Argostoli
”Marinos Korgialenios”,
1 Babi Aninou st.,
28100 Argostoli,
Kefalonia,
Greece.
• Telephone: 00302671022518
• Fax: 00302671022518
• E-mail: mail@1lyk-argost.kef.sch.gr
• Website: 1lyk-argost.kef.sch.gr
• Headmaster: Mr Gerasimos Bouris