Skala (Kapros) archaeological site
Kefalonia Diving Center dives from a small cove at Kapros near the lighthouse at Apostolata (south-east Kefalonia). The centre's own page says the area is a declared underwater archaeological area with many ancient finds and, deeper, two stone anchors dated to about 500 BC.
Facts
- Region: Greece – Ionian Islands
- Area: Kefalonia & Ithaca
- Depth: 0–20 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: low
- Type: reef
- Coordinates: 38.07983, 20.80469 (approximate)
- Highlights: ancient finds, two 6th-century BC stone anchors (per centre)
- Permit: Described by Kefalonia Diving Center as a declared underwater archaeological area. We could not confirm the legal status or any individual diving permit procedure online; underwater antiquities fall under the Ministry of Culture's Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, so dive only with the licensed centre and ask it about the current permission.
- Issuer / contact: Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, Ministry of Culture, 59 D. Areopagitou & Erehthiou Str., 117 42 Athens
- Phone: +30 210 92 35 105
- Email: eena@culture.gr
- Website: https://www.culture.gov.gr/
- Unverified: Only the operator's Greek page (no depth, no coordinates). The marker is an estimate near Skala village; the dive cove at Kapros was not located.
- Tips: Archaeological area: look but never touch, and dive only with the centre. Depth and exact position are not published.