The De Bosset Bridge or <<Pontes>> as the locals tend to say, is the biggest stoned bridge of Europe with a length of 689,9 meters.

It connects the city of Argostoli with the opposite coast, Drapano, where the Greek, Εnglish and Catholic cemetery are located and limits the lagoon of Koutavos.

The Swiss engineer De Bosset, officer of the English army and commander of Kefalonia, suggested in 1812 the construction of the bridge in order to connect the nearby villages with Argostoli without their inhabitants having to perimeter the bay that until then was a dangerous swamp or using boats to get there. His suggestion was contrary to the local council of the nobles who feared the frequent rebellions of the peasants, but his persistence was such that o first wooden form of the bridge was handed over only after 15 days of work!

The bridge is cut into two points so as to follow the shallowest spots of the bay but also to respond better to the wave’s momentum from the northern winds. The stoned arches were gradually constructed as well as the obelisk (column) in the middle, which de bosset raised to England’s honor. The later observers Napier and Everton refurbished and completed the construction in its final form, which allowed not only the passage of water and marine organisms but also the fishermen with their boats under its stone arches.

The bridge has been devastated by human intervention, especially from the passage of cars since the early 20th century and also from natural disasters. In 1970 it was designated as a historic monument and in 1985 as a pedestrian street, a decision which was implemented in 2005, when it closed for wheeled vehicles. After many efforts, was eventually renovated and delivered to the public as o pedestrian bridge in 2016. You can walk; take a photo of the landscape, of your friends or one of the caretta-caretta turtles that will certainly come to greet you!