Lixouri

It was on the island of Cephallonia, the place that travellers describe as looking like a dismasted man-o'-war, and the town where they landed was Lixouri.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

A prodigal and autumnal sun broke briefly through the cloud over Lixouri, and the old man paused for thought.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

Here in Cephallonia I lounge in the sun and watch dancing competitions between the inhabitants of Lixouri and those of Argostoli.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

Bunny Warren took up his binoculars and saw that an invasion flotilla of improvised barges had set out from Lixouri and been caught in the searchlights like an improvident rabbit held in the dazzling headlights of a car.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

It was a relief that so many munitions had been pouring into Lixouri, but it was worrying that so far there were not many reinforcements.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

He was drawn into a dance, a syrtos of the young people of Lixouri.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

But in Cephallonia the British authorities noticed that Argostoli was growing too big, took Tucker's advice, and set about constructing the exquisite town of Lixouri.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

There had been a noisy brass band from Lixouri playing in the square, and the gentleman concerned had had to rise and shout his order in the young girl's ear, at the same moment realising that it was a splendid and appealing young ear that positively cried out for nibbling at night beneath a tree in a dark street.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

He remembered days in his boat with nothing to do but fish and squint against the light, he remembered his triumph when something fine was landed for Pelagia, his pleasure at her pleasure when she was given it, the kisses stolen in the evenings when the crickets sawed and the sun fell suddenly in the western skies of Lixouri.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

In Lixouri there was a spacious agora rimmed with trees, and a splendid courthouse constructed with a market beneath it, neatly coalescing the related benefits of commerce, justice, and sociable shade from the blows of sun and rain.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003