Farsa, Greece

Farsa ( _el. Φάρσα) is a small settlement in the island of Kefalonia and is also in the Potamana region in Greece. Farsata located 8 km north of Argostoli, E of Lixouri and S of Fiskardo. It is linked with the Argostoli-Fiskardo Road at approximately at the 8th km. Farsa is situated on a mountain slope and a small valley to the east that are filled with farmlands. The mountains cover the area around Davgata, about 1 to 2 km west is the Argostoli Gulf. The area features grasslands and bushes with some farms within the village.

Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population from the mid-20th century left for larger towns and mainly cities. The 1953 Ionian Earthquake destroyed every building in Farsa that took months to rebuilt, it also lost people in the village. The entire population that time as well as other parts of the island were homeless and part of the population left Farsa. Later, the population began to rose again from the beginning of the late-20th century.

Nearest places

*Kourouklata, north
*Davgata, southeast

Historical population

Other

Farsa has a small school, a church, and a square ("plateia").

External links

* [http://www.kefalonia.net.gr/en/infoID.asp?CatID=4&ScatID=42&EntityID=36 Natural History Museum of Dilinata] , [http://www.kefalonia.net.gr/el/infoID.asp?EntityID=610&CatID=1&ScatID=19 in Greek]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=6276 GTP Travel Pages]