Kambana Square is the most historic square of Argostoli, since it was the first square that was created in the city after its designation as the capital of the island in 1757. Originally it was called St. Mark’s Square, and after the end of the Venetian occupation, it was named Freedom Square and there was burned publicly the Libro d ‘oro of Kefalonia in 1797, when the French Democrats arrived in the Ionian Islands. During the British occupation they called it Whip Square. Its current name took it spontaneously from the inhabitants at the end of the 16th century when the Tower of the Clock was built there between 1770 and 1790 with its great bell.

The clock tower was an integral part of the city’s everyday life, as it not only signified hours, but it also acted as an alarm to unpleasant and joyful events. The image of the building was imposing, as it was three times higher than the nearby buildings. The building on the ground floor had two wings, while at the gate of the tower there was a built-in relief depicting two hands on a handshake, a picture that was the emblem of the monks of the Order of Saint Francis of Assisi, and the medieval emblem of Kefalonia, which was relief on all the public buildings. The tower was shattered by the earthquakes of 1953 and in its place was built today without the side wings with the site plans of the great mechanic Takis Pavlatos. The bell which was rescued was re-fitted and the watch restarted operating in 1985. On the ground floor of the tower there was a military police and then various other services and commercial activities, and from 2000 to 2013, the “Coffee shop of the Bell” was operating by people with disabilities, while the watch was open to the public.

In the center of the square there is a pump from which a large part of the city was supplied with water. On the edge of the square in 2010 was placed a mountain sculpture depicting two young people, the work of Memas Kalogloratos, dedicated to the Athens Polytechnic uprising.

The square was refurbished several times, and in 1990 it was further paved to Lithostroto, being now the commercial end of the road, which continues to be open for vehicles. Today the visitor, after completing the walk and his shopping, can rest in one of the cafés or benches of the Bell Tower which never ceased to be the historical center of the city and to vibrate with life!