Local history

Paliki or Pali was named after Palea or Pilea, one of the four sons of the legendary king of Cephalonia, Kefalo.In 479 B.C. (according to Herodotus) 200 Pallis-men participated in the great of fight of Plateon.

In 434 B.C. during the Peloponnesean war, four ships from Palli fought with the Corinthians, against the inhabitants of Corfu.

In 218 B.C., Philip, the king of Macedonia, made an expedition against Palli but he failed to take possesion of it as the navy and the city walls of Palli were remarkable.

Finally, in 1483-1485, the English took possession of Cephalonia. Lixouri, the main city of Paliki, appeared as a town at the beginning of the 16th century

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