About agios stefanos
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In the last century, many historians-archaeologists were searching for the lost palace of Alkinou, king of the Phaeacians, Ancient Corfu, in the northwest of Corfu. The city of King Alcinous was Odysseus' last stop on his journey to Ithaca. Excavations showed early on, in 1914, that the "Kefali" cape, located next to the new harbor and upstream, was a Paleolithic settlement, dating back to 5,000 BC. to 700 BC. Some of the finds (ceramics, stone tools, small stone statues) today adorn the Archaeological Museum of the city of Corfu.
In 1960 the fishermen began to build the old port and a year later a church, which they named "Agios Stefanos". In 1965 the fishermen decided to build a small hut, next to the church, as a shelter and a place to cook some of their catch. After 1970, the people of Corfu discovered Agios Stefanos, as a paradise of fresh fish and in 1976 some small English tourist agencies started bringing tourists to the - until then - deserted resort. Agios Stefanos continues to develop since then at a slow pace, maintaining its Greekness and its tranquility.
