Paliki

Paliki Παλική
Paliki
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°18′N 20°25′E / 38.300°N 20.417°E / 38.300; 20.417Coordinates: 38°18′N 20°25′E / 38.300°N 20.417°E / 38.300; 20.417
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Kefalonia
Municipality	Kefalonia
• Municipal unit	119.341 km2 (46.078 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	7,098
• Municipal unit density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	280 81
Area code(s)	26710
Vehicle registration	ΚΕ
Website	www.paliki.gr

Paliki (Greek: Παλική) is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 119.341 km². The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is now an archaeological site. The peninsula is the westernmost part of Kefalonia. The seat of the municipality was the town Lixouri (3.752).

The municipal unit Paliki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Pali Province (Greek: Επαρχία Πάλης) was one of the provinces of Cephalonia Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Paliki. It was abolished in 2006.

Paliki is a peninsula in the Ionian Sea, attached to mainland Cephalonia in the northeast. On the east side, the Gulf of Argostoli separates Paliki from Cephalonia. Mountains up to 500 m cover the western and northern part of the peninsula.

The oldest document which contains the name "Lixouri" was sent in 1534 by local authorities to the Senate of Venice. Many houses were destroyed in the earthquakes of January 23, 1867 and August 1953.

According to Robert Bittlestone's 2005 book Odysseus Unbound, Paliki was Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, the central figure in the Odyssey of Homer.